The Los Angeles Mommy and Baby is a population-based mail-in survey
that collects information concerning the health of Los Angeles County
mothers. The results are used for assessing health-related needs of
the population, for program planning and policy development, and for program
evaluation. The relatively large sample size allows categorization of
data for large demographic subgroups and across geographic regions of the
County, such as Service Planning Areas (SPAs).
Survey Topics
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Access to health care
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Quality of care
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Alcohol, drug, and tobacco use
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Birth control and pregnancy intention
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Breastfeeding
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Co-sleeping
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Education
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Environmental exposures
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Food insecurity
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Intimate partner violence
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Maternal medical conditions and obstetrical
history
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Neighborhood cohesiveness and characterization
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Perceived racism
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Physical activity
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Postpartum and well-baby checkups
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Preconception planning
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Prenatal care access, content, and satisfaction
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Stress, coping, and social support
Sources of Questions
The questions were primarily drawn or adapted from several validated state
and national surveys (e.g., Maternal and Infant Health Assessment [MIHA], a
collaborative project of the California Department of Public Health
(Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program) and the Department of Family
and Community Medicine at UC San Francisco; CDC’s Pregnancy Risk Assessment
Monitoring System [PRAMS]).
Survey Instruments
2016
2018
