This survey was carried out in January-February 2006 in partnership with Lamaze International. It surveyed women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2005. This is the Executive Summary.
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Analytics | Feb 26, 2023
This survey was carried out in January-February 2006 in partnership with Lamaze International. It surveyed women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2005. This is the Executive Summary.
"Because Equality" (video, 2-19, 2019)
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