National Maternal and Infant Health Survey

Users can order a CD-ROM with data on risk factors associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. Background The National Maternal and Infant Health Survey was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The survey was done to gain understanding on the risk factors associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. Data includes socioeconomic and demographic information, information on prenatal care, pregnancy history, health of the mother and infant, and information regarding birth outcomes. User Functionality Users need to order the CD-ROM with the data from the 1988 and 1991 surveys. To do so, users can contact: Reproductive Statistics Branch Division of Vital Statistics National Center for Health Statistics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3311 Toledo Road, Room 7318 Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 [phone] Data Notes The National and Maternal Infant Health Survey was conducted in 1988 as a follow back survey to follow information gathered from vital statistics records, and in 1991, a longitudinal follow up survey was completed. Par ticipants were nationally representative women who had given birth in 1988 and the providers, doctors and hospitals associated with those births.