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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.