The Maternity Survey 1946
Responding Population
The NSHD sample comprises 5,362 people from the original 1946 Maternity Survey.
Questionnaires
Two versions of the questionnaire were asked:
- version A 'The Maternity Services study' and
- version B 'The Costs study'.
There were questions common to both surveys.
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.