Epi., Surveillance & Evaluatiion : Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health : NYC DOHMH

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene


	BMIRH Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) PRAMS is an ongoing population-based survey of new mothers in New York City (NYC) designed to monitor maternal experiences and behaviors before, during and after pregnancy. Findings from PRAMS are used by the Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health to: enhance our understanding of maternal behaviors that are important for good reproductive outcomes and infant health [Epidemiology Grand Rounds ]; develop and evaluate programs to improve maternal and infant health; and inform policy development relevant to reproductive health. Read more about PRAMS . The tables below include selected results from the 2004-2005 and 2006 NYC PRAMS surveys. Download all 2004-2005 tables as a single document (20 pages - 370 KB) Download all 2006 tables as a single document (20 pages - 370 KB) Or select by topic below: Infant Sleep \| Family planning \| Postpartum depression \| Domestic violence \| Substance use \| BMI \| Breastfeeding Infant sleep Infants placed on back to sleep 2004-2005 2006 Infants sleeping in a crib, cradle, or bassinet 2004-2005 2006 Infants sleeping in bed with others (bedsharing) 2004-2005 2006 back to top Family planning Postpartum contraceptive use 2004-2005 2006 Contraception use among women who were not trying to become pregnant 2004-2005 2006 Unintended pregnancies among live births 2004-2005 2006 back to top Postpartum depression New mothers diagnosed with postpartum depression 2004-2005 2006 back to top Domestic violence New mothers who were victims of intimate partner violence during pregnancy 2004-2005 2006 back to top Substance use Women who drank any alcohol three months prior to conception 2004-2005 2006 Women who drank any alcohol during the last three months of pregnancy 2004-2005 2006 Women who stopped drinking alcohol during pregnancy 2004-2005 2006 Women who smoked any cigarettes three months prior to conception 2004-2005 2006 Women who smoked any cigarettes during the last three months of pregnancy 2004-2005 2006 Women who stopped smoking during pregnancy 2004-2005 2006 back to top BMI Women overweight or obese before pregnancy 2004-2005 2006 back to top Breastfeeding Women who ever breastfed 2004-2005 2006 Women who breastfed for 8 weeks 2004-2005 2006 Women who exclusively breastfed for 8 weeks 2004-2005 2006 back to top