2009. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PRAMS, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, is a surveillance system collecting state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. It is a collaborative project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments. PRAMS provides data for state health officials to use to improve the health of mothers and infants. PRAMS topics include abuse, alcohol use, contraception, breastfeeding, mental health, morbidity, obesity, preconception health, pregnancy history, prenatal-care, sleep behavior, smoke exposure, stress, tobacco use, WIC, Medicaid, infant health, and unintended pregnancy. Data will be updated annually as it becomes available.

This report presents the results of a federally funded study that examined federal and State policies guiding child welfare prenatal substance exposure (PSE) identification and care, child welfare staff awareness and knowledge of PSE and practices to identify affected children and families, how PSE information is shared and documented, and how child welfare agencies interact with caregivers and allied service providers in supporting children and families. The study included interviews with child welfare directors and reviews of State policy documents pertaining to PSE in five States; interviews with child welfare staff and directors (n=171) at 22 agency sites, as well as a survey of allied PSE-relevant service providers (n=271), and a review of local agency-level policy documents; and in-depth interviews with 13 local agency data staff at two States, as well as a survey of 21 allied PSE-relevant service providers, focus groups or interviews with 48 caregivers, and a review of 212 local agency case files. Results from the study are reported and indicate: States reported policy revisions and enhanced collaborative partnerships in response to CAPTA/CARA legislation; defining prenatal exposure as child maltreatment may be a barrier to providing supportive services to families; most staff reported participating in training related to PSE and stated a high level of awareness about the effects of PSE, yet many displayed inaccurate knowledge about the effects of prenatal alcohol syndrome; staff reported inconsistent assessment for PSE; when PSE is a concern, most CW staff reported that they would refer to developmental and early intervention services along with medical providers; PSE information was not consistently located in a single report or location; and among the caregivers who had cared for a child with PSE, few reported that they were fully prepared to do so. Additional findings are reported and recommendations are made. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This dataset presents the footprint of the percentage of all women who gave birth and smoked during pregnancy. The data spans every two years between 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) geographic areas from the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). The Child and Maternal Health Indicators have been calculated from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database and Register of Births and National Perinatal Data Collection. This measure has been calculated with the numerator as the total number of mothers who smoked during pregnancy, and the denominator as the total number of mothers with a stated smoking status. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Child and Maternal Health Data Tables. Please note: AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. Data at the area level exclude births to Australian non-residents and women who could not be allocated because their usual residence was not stated or was not valid. A woman's smoking status during pregnancy is self-reported. Percentage for an area are suppressed for publication and marked as 'NP' if the number of mothers with a stated smoking status for the area is less than 100.

This Data Spotlight focuses on trends in substances of abuse among pregnant women and women of childbearing age (aged 15-44) from 2000 through 2010 using data from the TreatmentEpisode Data Set (TEDS).

,The primary objective of the National Pregnancy and Health Survey (NPHS) was to produce national annual estimates of the percentages and numbers of mothers of live newborns in the United States who used selected licit and illicit drugs in the 12 months prior to delivery. A further objective was to describe patterns of prenatal substance use among demographic subgroups of women. Information on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, obstetric history, and drug treatment of women who delivered infants at sampled hospitals was obtained through an interviewer-administered questionnaire, while data on substance use before and during pregnancy were collected through a questionnaire completed by the respondent and concealed from the interviewer. Respondents were asked about use of the following substances: alcohol, amphetamines, analgesics, cocaine, crack cocaine, barbiturates, hallucinogens, hashish, heroin, marijuana, methadone, methamphetamine, sedatives, stimulants, tobacco, and tranquilizers. Additionally, information was collected on the respondent's pregnancy, prenatal care, delivery, previous pregnancies, and background. Additional data were obtained from the mothers' and infants' medical records. Urine specimens collected routinely by the hospital on obstetric admissions were tested for selected drugs. Finally, in a subsample of six hospitals, hair specimens were requested from respondents to evaluate the potential of hair as a source of toxicological data in future studies.This study has 1 Data Set.,

,The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) series (formerly titled National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) primarily measures the prevalence and correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual, estimates. Information is provided on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of United States households aged 12 and older. Questions included age at first use as well as lifetime, annual, and past-month usage for the following drug classes: marijuana, cocaine (and crack), hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs, including pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives. The survey covers substance abuse treatment history and perceived need for treatment, and includes questions from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders that allow diagnostic criteria to be applied. The survey included questions concerning treatment for both substance abuse and mental health-related disorders. Respondents were also asked about personal and family income sources and amounts, health care access and coverage, illegal activities and arrest record, problems resulting from the use of drugs, and needle-sharing.,

This CBHSQ Spotlight presents findings from an evaluation of the State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW-PLT). This pilot program was designed to complement the residential PPW program by developing a continuum of family-centered care services in an outpatient setting. This spotlight compares program clients’ self-reported substance use from data collected at the intake and six-month follow up interviews.