Michigan PRAMS

The PRAMS survey was developed in 1987 through the cooperative effort of the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), the District of Columbia and the states of Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.  

MI PRAMS Survey:
PRAMS generates statewide estimates of important perinatal health indicators among women delivering live infants. PRAMS staff collect data through a mailed survey with follow-up of non-respondents by telephone. The PRAMS survey is revised every three to five years, and each revision is referred to as a phase.  

Need help finding relevant questions by topic or survey year? Try the MI PRAMS Topic Map.

§   Phase 7 Survey (2012-2015) 
§   Phase 6 Survey (2009-2011) 
§   Phase 5 Survey (2004-2008)  

Data to Action:
Using MI PRAMS data, the Women's Reproductive Health Unit was able to provide compelling evidence of a need to improve access to family planning services for the socio-economically vulnerable.  As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Michigan's submission of a Section 1115 demonstration waiver to extend family planning.  The five-year demonstration waiver was implemented under the program name Plan First! on July 1, 2006.  

MI PRAMS was also an essential data source for the Talk Early & Talk Often initiative. The initiative is a workshop targeted toward parents of middle school children, which provides parents with education and skill building to help them communicate with their children about abstinence and sexuality. Both the Section 1115 demonstration waiver and Talk Early & Talk Often are part of the Governor's Blueprint for Preventing Unintended Pregnancies.  

Deliverables:
MI PRAMS publishes quarterly newsletters that highlight specific topics of interest from PRAMS data and an annual report that provides prevalence estimates for a list of perinatal behaviors, health experiences, and outcomes.  

Annual Reports
2008 Annual Report 
2006 Annual Report 
2005 Annual Report 
2004 Annual Report 
2003 Annual Report 
2002 Annual Report 
2001 Annual Report 
2000 Annual Report 
1999 Annual Report 
1998 Annual Report 
1997 Annual Report 
1996 Annual Report 

Recent Presentations:  
Interpregnancy Intervals and Labor Dystocia: Findings From Michigan PRAMS, 2006-07; Larder C, Grigorescu V.  Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual CSTE Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. June 2011.

Hemoglobinopathies Beyond Childhood: Demographics Characteristics of Pregnant Women - 2007 to 2008 Michigan Health Outside Pregnancy Survey (HOPS); Larder C, Grigorescu V.  Abstract presentation at the 2011 Annual CSTE Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.  June 2011.

Interpregnancy intervals and labor dystocia: findings from Michigan PRAMS, 2006-07; Larder C, Grigorescu V. Oral presentation at the 2010 National PRAMS Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Dec 2010.

"An Assessment of the Association between Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index, Chronic Disease, and Labor/Delivery Abnormalities with Length of Hospital Stay at Delivery, Michigan PRAMS 2004-2006;" Messaros B, Korzeniewski S. Poster presentation at the 15^th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference; Tampa, FL; December 2009. 

"A Qualitative Exploratory Analysis of Unsolicited Comments From the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Respondents, Michigan 2005-2006," Messaros B. Oral presentation at the PRAMS National Meeting; Atlanta, GA; December 2008.   

Epidemiologist/Coordinator Roles and Responsibilities:  
This position provides administrative and epidemiological support to the Department of Community Health, the Bureau of Epidemiology on all epidemiologic matters concerning the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).  This includes: questionnaire development, data management, surveillance, epidemiologic study design and planning, statistical analysis, policy and program development, program evaluation, technical expertise and training.  This position plays a key role in improving the use of PRAMS, obtaining funding to conduct such activities, and fostering active collaboration with other maternal child health programs.   

Contact Info:  
Epidemiologist: Cristin M. Larder, MS
Email: larderc@michigan.gov 
Phone: 517-335-9509
Fax: 517-335-9195
Address:
201 Townsend St.
P.O. Box   30195
Lansing, MI 48909   

Key MI PRAMS Staff:
·        Janice Bach, MS, CGC   -     PRAMS PI (Section Manager, Lifecourse Epidemiology & Genomics Division)
·        Cristin Larder, MS   -     Epidemiologist/Coordinator (Lifecourse Epidemiology & Genomics Division)
·        Jose Saraiva, PhD   -     Sampling Statistician ( Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics)
·        Jill Hardy, MS   -     Data Manager (Office of Survey Research, Michigan State University)
·        Larry Hembroff, PhD   -     Methodological Support (Director, Office of Survey Research, Michigan State University)  

For More Information:
If you have any questions about Michigan's PRAMS or would like to request the most recent MI PRAMS dataset, please call 517-335-9509 or email pramsmi@michigan.gov .

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