Maternal and Child Health Data Sources
Missouri Maternal-Child Health Data Platform
This dashboard includes data related to maternal-child health in Missouri. It aggregates data from a variety of sources. Data may be analyzed by year, race, ethnicity, and sex.
Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review (PAMR)
PAMR includes data regarding deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period up to 365 days from the end of pregnancy. Information about medical encounters, vital statistics, autopsy reports, social media postings, and/or other relevant records are reviewed by a panel of experts in maternal-child health. The most recent data available is 2020.
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Mothers who are Missouri residents and recently delivered a live-born infant during the preceding 2-6 months are eligible to participate in the PRAMS survey. The data collected includes information on the mother's health before, during, and after pregnancy, as well as on her child. The data can be stratified by various demographic categories.
Risk Appropriate Care
Risk-appropriate care, or perinatal regionalization, is a strategy to improve health outcomes for pregnant women and infants. Having a coordinated system helps to ensure pregnant women and infants at high risk of complications receive care at a birth facility that is best prepared to meet their health needs. Data on the levels of maternal and neonatal care for birthing facilities in the state is available.
Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS)
MOPHIMS provides a means for users to access public health-related data to help define Missourians' health status and needs. This system includes Community Data Profiles, Missouri Information for Community Assessment (MICA), and Environmental Tracking databases. Data can be disaggregated on a variety of variables, including race, ethnicity, and geography.
Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER)
This dataset reports statistics for incidence, births and mortality occurring within the United States to U.S. residents. Data are available by various demographic characteristics, such as state and county of residence, mother's race, mother's age, and health items.
American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau that provides vital information on a yearly basis. It includes data that may be applied to assessing social determinants of health, such as employment, education, and housing.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
This survey is conducted biannually. The survey focuses on tracking behaviors of students grades 9 through 12 that could lead to poor health. Some of the behaviors the survey tracks include student demographics, health behaviors and conditions, and substance use. Results from the survey are used to help monitor adolescent health behavior over time.
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)
This survey is conducted biannually. The survey provides data on multiple aspects of children’s lives. This includes physical and mental health, access to health care, children’s family, school and other intersecting aspects. This survey also includes national and state estimates for Title V National Performance Measures and National Outcome Measures.