Maternity Care in California: Delivering the Data provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California, using the most recent data. When available, comparisons of California data to national averages, as well as metrics by race/ethnicity and trend data, are provided.

While California continues to make progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is room for improvement. This set of quality measures focuses on maternal health and childbirth.

While California continues to make progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is room for improvement. This set of quality measures focuses on maternal health and childbirth.

While California continues to make progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is room for improvement.

This set of quality measures focuses on maternal health and childbirth.

Nearly half a million babies were born in California in 2018, representing one in eight of all births in the US. While the number of births has declined since 2000, childbirth remains the number one reason for hospitalization in the state. Maternity Care in California: A Bundle of Data provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California and compares the state’s performance by demographic groups, over time, and provides a comparison to national numbers.

While California continues to make progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is room for improvement.

One in eight US births takes place in California. How is our state doing on maternity care measures, and how does California compare with the rest of the nation?