Last updated: January 7, 2026
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is up for renewal.
Did you know the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is up for renewal?
With the April 2025 layoff of the entire CDC team that managed PRAMS and disruptions to PRAMS data access and publication, the open Federal Register Notice—accepting public comments until January 20, 2026—offers an important opportunity to emphasize the value of this dataset.
Attend the PRAMS Rapid Response Data Briefing to learn:
What's in PRAMS
Why PRAMS is important
The risks facing its continued collection and publication
How you can help support this essential data resource
Attend the PRAMS webinar briefing on January 8, 2026:
📆 January 8, 2026
⏰ 2:00 – 2:30 PM ET
Provide public comment before January 20, 2026:
Additional Resources
PRAMS Submission Letter from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
PRAMS Public Comment Writing Workshop
📆 January 13, 2026
⏰ 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
About the Workshop
University of Pittsburgh Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health PRAMS Public Comment Writing Workshop. Dr. Arden Handler and Dr. Lee Warner will guide participants through the process of writing effective public comments in response to the Federal Register’s call for the extension of PRAMS.