==== The Maternity Survey 1946 ====
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=== Responding Population ===

The NSHD sample comprises 5,362 people from the original [[questionnaires:Maternity_sample|1946 Maternity Survey]].

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=== Questionnaires ===

Two versions of the questionnaire were asked: 

  * version A '{{questionnaires:MaternityA.pdf|The Maternity Services study}}' and 
  * version B '{{questionnaires:MaternityB.pdf|The Costs study}}'. 


There were questions common to both surveys.

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=== Question Topics ===

|                                                 |**Version A**|**Version B**|
|The Mother and her work                          |A        |B        |
|Care of this baby                                |A        |B        |
|Antenatal care \\ \ (more questions in version A) |A        |B        |
|The confinement \\ \ (more questions in version A)|A        |B        |
|Getting up etc. \\ \ (more questions in version A)|A        |B        |
|Help in house and care of the children           |         |B        |
|Extra nourishment during pregnancy               |         |B        |
|Household composition                            |A        |B        |
|Maternity benefits                               |         |B        |
|Cost of pregnancy                                |         |B        |
|Occupation of father                             |A        |B        |

The LHA only hold data from the maternity study for the 5,362 people in the NSHD.