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Missouri Pregnancy Related Assessment and Monitoring System (MoPRA)

The MoPRA questionnaire includes core questions that are asked by all the states and state-specific questions that are chosen from optional standardized questions or developed by individual states. 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.