Special Projects
Transparency in Maternity Care Project: The Birth Survey
It has been easier to get consumer satisfaction and quality information about a car than about maternity care services - but no longer.
CIMS has developed www.TheBirthSurvey.com, a consumer feedback website where women provide information about the maternity care they received with specific doctors, midwives, hospitals, and birth centers. Families choosing where and with who to birth can utilize this consumer feedback, along with data on hospital and birth center intervention rates and practices, to make informed health care choices. This data can also be used for quality of care improvement efforts by facilities and providers.
For further information about The Birth Survey, to help collect facility-level intervention data, to help "get the word out" about the project in your area, to volunteer in another capacity or to inquire about how The Birth Survey can be used for quality improvement, please e-mail info@thebirthsurvey.com