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The Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey (PAHS)

Award Number: R01MD017460
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2027

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The Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey (PAHS) - PROJECT SUMMARY or ABSTRACT The year after birth, also known as the “fourth trimester”, is a growing focus of efforts to address high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States (U.S.). More than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the year after delivery and a significant share of women experience postpartum morbidity due to physical and mental health conditions. Yet, the determinants of postpartum wellbeing are poorly understood. This is largely because the fourth trimester has not been the focus of maternal health research or data collection. To fill the significant gap in high quality, representative data on postpartum health and drive the development of evidence-based interventions, our multidisciplinary team developed a large-scale follow-up survey administered one year after birth in collaboration with six states and New York City: the Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey (PAHS). The 2020 PAHS captured postpartum health outcomes for women who gave birth in 2020. This proposed project leverages and builds on this first-of-its kind data collection effort to respond to the urgent need to improve postpartum health. Specifically, we will launch a new survey round following a 2024 birth cohort (data collected in 2025) to measure (1) maternal health outcomes in the postpartum year (overall and by maternal clinical and demographic characteristics), (2) maternal health care use and unmet health care needs in the year after birth and their relationship to postpartum health outcomes, and (3) social and economic outcomes (e.g. food security, housing quality, employment) and their relationship to postpartum health outcomes. Drawing on expertise from our interdisciplinary team of junior and senior investigators, and in collaboration with government partners, we will produce a highly valuable scientific resource and generate timely, rigorous findings to inform evidence-based interventions with the potential to improve population-level maternal health in the U.S.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $581,338 )
2026	2026	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	4	12/11/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$581,338
														Subtotal = $581,338

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $681,251 )
2025	2025	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	3	8/6/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$68,125
2025	2025	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	11/26/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$613,126
														Subtotal = $681,251

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $672,907 )
2024	2024	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	5/31/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$48,560
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	2	11/6/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$624,347
														Subtotal = $672,907

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $738,319 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	4/30/2023	NEW	$738,319
														Subtotal = $738,319

Grand Total All Awards = $2,673,815

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The Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey (PAHS)

Award Number: R01MD017460

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2027

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