Social Conditions of Utilization of Preliminary Pregnancy Examinations

Questions on pregnancy and birth as well as medical information on mother and child. Attitudes to the pregnancy preliminary examination. Topics: 1. Oral survey: preparation for pregnancy; interest in increased information about pregnancy and birth; source of information about maternity leave regulations; participation in courses on pregnancy and pregnancy preliminary examinations; experiences in pregnancy care, in the doctor´s practice, in the hospital and with the midwife; frequency of preliminary examinations and entries in the document for expectant mothers; distance between residence and doctor´s practice and means of transport used; change of doctor´s practice or place of preliminary examination; general attitude to pregnancy preliminary examination (scale); questions on delivery and last pregnancy; complications during pregnancy; number of births; assessment of condition of health before and during pregnancy; presence of husband at delivery and if appropriate reasons for not being present; attitude to delivery at home; patient status; characterization of one´s own working conditions; commuting time to work; last work day before giving birth; difficulties with the health insurance company regarding provision of maternity grant; taking maternity leave; interest in resumption of employment; reference person and frequency of contact in one´s circle of friends. 2. Written survey: point in time and manner of determination of pregnancy; first emotional reaction of respondent as well as of relatives at this determination; type and frequency of use of semi-luxury foods, tobacco and alcohol during pregnancy; use of contraceptives; attitude to abortion; knowledge about criminal prosecution with offences; planned child; feelings at the first gynecological examination; conversations about sex questions in parental home; attitude to role as housewife (scale); judgement on one´s own financial situation. 3. Survey of all medical information entered in the examination booklet for children and in the document for expectant mothers: new-born initial examination; new-born base examination; information on medical findings at delivery. Demography: sex, age, marital status of all members of household; number of children; ages of children (classified); religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training; occupation; employment; income; size of household; composition of household. Interviewer rating: type of building; type of city; presence of other persons; presence of the baby during the interview and number as well as length of interruptions by the child; other interruptions of the interview; willingness of respondent to cooperate and assessment of her reliability; smoking by respondent during the interview; length of interview; length of stay of interviewer altogether; survey week; weekday of interview. Also encoded was: identification of interviewer.