Tell Your Lawmaker: PRAMS Matters

What's PRAMS?

The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, also called PRAMS, is a program that helps us understand what moms and babies experience during pregnancy and after birth. PRAMS collects important information straight from mothers about things like breastfeeding, safe infant sleep, health care, and what families need to stay healthy and supported, which is why we need to keep it around!

Who Can Access This Data?

This is not an isolated issue. This information is used all around the country to create better programs, fix problems, and make sure help reaches the families who need it most. PRAMS data has been used to improve the lives and wellbeing of families and has been consistently shown to:

• Lower infant deaths
• Improve breastfeeding support
• Expand postpartum insurance
• Make communities safer for moms and babies

Why Does This Matter?

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) grants that fund state's implementation of PRAMS is set to expire April 30, 2026, and future funding is not secure.

Without PRAMS, we would lose a major tool that helps us understand families’ real needs and make smart, data-driven decisions. We cannot have that happen.

You can help by telling your lawmaker that PRAMS is important and should keep getting funded. Your voice truly makes a difference for families in our community!