Moms & Babies Program Updates Info Forms for Better Care
Published Date: 10/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The Healthy Start program, which helps moms and babies in communities with high infant death rates, is updating how it collects information to improve its services. This change affects 114 program sites across 37 states, DC, and Puerto Rico, aiming to make care even better. The public can share their thoughts on these updates until November 12, 2026, with no new costs involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Participant Forms Reinstated
HRSA is reinstating four participant-level Healthy Start forms (Demographic, Background Information, Prenatal, and Parent/Child) that had expired on September 30, 2026. The reinstated collection will be used across 114 Healthy Start grantees serving communities in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and affects preconceptive, pregnant, and postpartum women, fathers/partners, and some non-enrolled guardians.
Estimated Time Burden: 56,115 Hours
The notice estimates a total of 192,175 annual responses across the four forms, with a total annualized burden of 56,115 hours. Per-response time estimates are: Demographic form 0.17 hours, Background form 0.42 hours, Prenatal form 0.25 hours, and Parent/Child form 0.42 hours.
Adds Infant Birth/Death Month Fields
HRSA will add fields to the participant forms to capture the month of an infant's birth and/or death. HRSA states these additions are intended to enhance the accuracy of tracking infant birth and death outcomes.
Minor Form Clarifications to Improve Accuracy
HRSA proposes limited, minor revisions to the four forms to clarify instructions and update select response options to improve reporting accuracy and reduce confusion in form completion. HRSA says these revisions were developed in response to grantee feedback and aim to improve consistency.
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