Sixty-four percent of Maryland mothers who completed a 2001 survey conducted by
the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) reported one or more medical
complications during pregnancy, and 20 percent of these women were hospitalized
for one or more days.
This and other important data are contained in a new report issued by DHMH
called Maryland PRAMS Report, 2001 Births.
The 86-question survey asked randomly selected mothers who gave birth in
2001 about their health, behaviors, quality of care, and experiences in the time
before, during and shortly after their pregnancies. Participants completed the
survey by either mail or phone.
The surveys are funded by a federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) program known as PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System).
Other key findings include: