Using data from the 1998-99, 2000, and 2001 Oregon Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), researchers assessed perceived discrimination by asking 5,762 women "if they felt the had ever been treated differently by health care providers during prenatal care, labor, or delivery because of their race, culture, ability to speak or understand English, age, or insurance status.
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) The goal of PRAMS is to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and infant health through collecting population-based information on maternal experiences and attitudes before, during, and after the most recent pregnancy, issues covered include access to and utilization of services, content of prenatal care, breastfeeding, nutrition, depression, abuse, and tobacco use and exposure.
In addition to Medicaid, the Department provides a variety of services through programs such as: the Woman, Infant, Children Supplemental Nutrition Program the Michigan Childhood Immunization Registry, the Community Mental Health Programs, the Maternal and Infant Health Advocacy Program, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, and Lead Screening programs.
Postpartum depression affected 12%-20% of mothers surveyed in the most recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).
Additionally, in 1993, DOH and DSHS enrolled Washington State in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), a population-based survey sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is designed to supplement vital records with information on selected prenatal and perinatal maternal behaviors.
In addition to Medicaid, the Department provides a variety of services through programs such as: the Woman, Infant, Children Supplemental Nutrition Program the Michigan Childhood Immunization Registry, the Community Mental Health Programs, the Maternal and Infant Health Advocacy Program, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, and Lead Screening programs.
