maternal health

Listening to Mothers III: Survey Instrument (2013)

This report explore women's experiences from before pregnancy through the months after birth. Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the survey polled 2,400 women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals from 2011 to 2012. This is the survey instrument.

Listening to Mothers III: Data Briefs (2013)

These data briefs provide an in-depth look at highly important topics covered by Listening to Mothers III, a report that surveyed women's experiences from before pregnancy through the months after birth. Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the survey polled 2,400...

The Cost of Having a Baby in the United States

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | This study updated a 2007 Thomson Healthcare report of maternity costs using the mothers’ medical and drug claim records and estimated the costs of the first three months of a newborn’s life with newborn claim records (newborn costs) identified in...

The Cost of Having a Baby in the United States (2013)

REPORT | Childbirth Connection, Catalyst for Payment Reform, and the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform commissioned this report to focus the attention of all stakeholders on the need to better align maternity care payment and quality.