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NJ Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data Query Measure Selection

  • Select a measure of interest from those listed below. Click its text link to go to the corresponding query builder page.
  • For further explanation of the measures, hover your cursor over the selection bar and a description of the measures in it will appear. Question mark bubbles to the right of indicator names provide additional information for those measures.
  • Due to sample size constraints, data are not available at the county or municipality level.
  • NJ Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System info

  • BMI

    Analytic changes occurred for PRAMS Phases 8 and 9 (2016 - Current) that could not be replicated for the previous phases. Please keep this in mind when making comparisons by year.

    BMI before pregnancy

  • Taking multivitamin (question wording)

    During the month before you got pregnant with your new baby, how many times a week did you take a multivitamin, a prenatal vitamin, or a folic acid vitamin?

    Taking multivitamin

  • Using birth control at conception (question wording)

    When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your spouse or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

    Using birth control at conception

  • Responses

    Yes = pregnancy was intended.

    No = pregnancy was not intended.

    Pregnancy intention (question wording)

    Thinking back to just before you got pregnant with your new baby, how did you feel about becoming pregnant?

    Pregnancy intended

  • Any health care visit 12 months before pregnancy (question wording)

    In the 12 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have any health care visits with a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker, including a dental or mental health worker?

    Due to changes in data collection and/or analysis for PRAMS Phase 9 (2023-Current), recent rates may differ from what is expected based on previous years. Please keep this in mind when making comparisons by year.

    Any health care visit 12 months before pregnancy (2016 and later)

  • Type of health care visit 12 months before pregnancy (question wording)

    What type of health care visit did you have in the 12 months before you got pregnant with your new baby? -regular checkup at my family doctor's office-regular checkup at my OB/GYN's office-visit for an illness or chronic condition-visit for an injury-visit for family planning or birth control-visit for depression or anxiety-visit to have my teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist-other

    Type of health care visit 12 months before pregnancy (2016-2022)

  • Type of health care visit 12 months before pregnancy (question wording)

    What type of health care visit did you have in the 12 months before you got pregnant with your new baby? -regular checkup at my family doctor's office-regular checkup at my OB/GYN's office-visit for injury, illness, or chronic condition-visit to urgent care or emergency room-visit for family planning or birth control-visit for depression or anxiety-visit with dentist-other

    Type of health care visit 12 months before pregnancy (2023 and later)

    • Previous LBW baby (question wording)

      Did the baby born just before your new one weigh 5 pound, 8 ounces or less at birth?

      Previous low birth weight baby (2004-2022)

    • Previous poor pregnancy outcome (question wording)

      (Prior to this pregnancy) Did any of the pregnancies result in the following poor outcomes: Neonatal death, Fetal death, Small for gestational age (SGA), Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)?

      Data for this measure was taken directly from New Jersey birth certificate records.

      Previous poor pregnancy outcome (2023 and later)

    • Previous preterm birth (question wording)

      Was the baby just before your new one born earlier than 3 weeks before his or her due date?

      Previous preterm birth

    • Pre-pregnancy diabetes (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have any of the following health conditions: type 1 or type 2 diabetes (not gestational diabetes or diabetes that started during pregnancy)?

      Pre-pregnancy diabetes

    • Pre-pregnancy hypertension (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have high blood pressure (hypertension)?

      Pre-pregnancy hypertension (2012 and later)

    • Pre-pregnancy depression (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have depression?

      Pre-pregnancy depression (2012 and later)

    • Pre-pregnancy asthma (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have asthma?

      Pre-pregnancy asthma (2016 and later)

    • Pre-pregnancy epilepsy (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have epilepsy?

      Pre-pregnancy epilepsy (2016 and later)

    • Pre-pregnancy thyroid problems (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have thyroid problems?

      Pre-pregnancy thyroid problems (2016 and later)

    • Pre-pregnancy PCOS (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)?

      Pre-pregnancy polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (2016 and later)

    • Pre-pregnancy anxiety (question wording)

      During the 3 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did you have anxiety?

      Pre-pregnancy anxiety (2016 and later)

    • Smoked 3 months before pregnancy (question wording)

      Did you smoke during the 3 months before you got pregnant?

      Smoked 3 months before pregnancy

    • Drank 3 months before pregnancy (question wording)

      2004-2022: Did you drink alcoholic drinks during the 3 months before you got pregnant?
      2023 and later: Did you drink 4 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting during the 3 months before you got pregnant?

      Drank 3 months before pregnancy

    • Abuse before pregnancy (question wording)

      During the 12 months before you got pregnant with your new baby, did your spouse or partner push, slap, hit, slap, kick, choke, or physically hurt you in any other way?

      Physical abuse by spouse/partner before pregnancy

    • Responses

      Yes = early entry into PNC.

      No = late entry or no PNC.

      Entry into prenatal care (question wording)

      In what trimester of pregnancy did the mother enter prenatal care?

      Early entry into prenatal care

    • Prenatal care as early as wanted (question wording)

      Did you get prenatal care as early in your pregnancy as you wanted?

      Prenatal care as early as wanted

    • WIC during pregnancy (question wording)

      During your most recent pregnancy, were you on WIC?

      WIC during pregnancy

    • Flu vaccination during pregnancy (question wording)

      During the 12 months before the delivery of your new baby, did you get a flu shot?

      Flu vaccination during pregnancy (2009-2010, 2012 and later)

    • HIV test during pregnancy (question wording)

      At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery, did you have a test for HIV?

      This question was not asked after 2015.

      HIV test during pregnancy (2004-2015)

    • Teeth cleaned during pregnancy (question wording)

      During your most recent pregnancy, did you have your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?

      Teeth cleaned during pregnancy

    • Childbirth classes (question wording)

      During your most recent pregnancy, did you take a class or classes to prepare for childbirth and learn what to expect during labor and delivery?

      Childbirth classes

    • Postpartum care visit for mother (question wording)

      Since your new baby was born, have you had a postpartum checkup for yourself?

      Postpartum care visit for mother

    • Using birth control now (question wording)

      Are you or your spouse or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?

      Using birth control now

    • Smoke now (question wording)

      Do you currently smoke?

      Smoke now

    • Smoking status relapse (question wording)

      How many cigarettes do you smoke on an average day now? A pack has 20 cigarettes.

      Smoking relapse percentage is based on the number of individuals who quit smoking during pregnancy, then started again after pregnancy.

      Smoking status relapse

  • Postpartum depression symptoms(question wording)

    Since your new baby was born, how often have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless or had little interest or little pleasure in doing things you usually enjoyed?

    Postpartum depression symptoms (2012 and later)

  • Infant in ICU at birth (question wording)

    After your baby was delivered, was he or she put in an intensive care unit (NICU)?

    Starting with PRAMS Phase 9 (2023 - Current), data for this measure was taken directly from the New Jersey birth certificate records. Please keep this in mind when making comparisons by year.

    Infant in ICU at birth

  • Well baby care - Any visits (question wording)

    Has your new baby had a well-baby checkup?

    Well baby care - Any visits

  • Ever breastfed (question wording)

    Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your new baby, even for a short period of time?

    Ever breastfed

  • Breastfeeding duration of at least 8 weeks (question wording)

    Are you currently breastfeeding or feeding pumped milk to your new baby? If not, how many weeks or months did you breastfeed or feed pumped milk to your baby?

    Due to changes in data collection and/or analysis for PRAMS Phase 9 (2023-Current), recent rates may differ from what is expected based on previous years. Please keep this in mind when making comparisons by year.

    Breastfeeding duration of at least 8 weeks

    • Baby shares a bed with an adult (question wording)

      How often does your new baby sleep in the same bed with you or anyone else?

      This question was not asked after 2015.

      Baby shares a bed with an adult (2004-2015)

    • Baby sleeps in crib (question wording)

      In the past 2 weeks, how often has your new baby slept alone in his or her own crib or bed?

      Baby sleeps in crib (2016 and later)

    • Infant sleep position (question wording)

      In which one position do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now?

      Due to changes in data collection and/or analysis for PRAMS Phase 9 (2023-Current), recent rates may differ from what is expected based on previous years. Please keep this in mind when making comparisons by year.

      Infant sleep position