The survey asks about topics related to risk factors before and during pregnancy and infancy, access to prenatal and children's health care, and content of prenatal care. Telephone follow-up is done for those who do not respond to the mailing. The mail and telephone surveys are available in English and Spanish. There are about 2,000 survey participants per year. These are drawn from birth certificate data using a random sample based on race and ethnicity.
Information is collected on issues related to improving mothers' and babies' health.
This fact sheet is used for health care provider training. These newsletters will contain statistic charts and talk about trends. They will also tell how these issues can affect mother's and baby's health and give some resources for more information. Other reports are being written. More topics will be addressed in the future.