The PRAMS survey has two parts. There are core questions that CDC requires all states to ask, and there are questions that the individual states choose from a list of pretested questions prepared by the CDC or develop on their own. The core portion of the questionnaire includes questions about the following:
- Attitudes and feelings about the most recent pregnancy
- Content and source of prenatal care
- Maternal alcohol and tobacco consumption
- Physical abuse before and during pregnancy
- Pregnancy-related morbidity
- Infant health care
- Maternal living conditions
- Mother’s knowledge of pregnancy-related health issues, such as adverse effects of tobacco and alcohol; benefits of folic acid; and risks of HIV
