A survey from 2024 found that around 30 percent of U.S. women who had ever been pregnant, or given birth felt that their experience would have been improved if they had been better educated for labor and delivery. Around 22 percent also felt that their pregnancy/birth experiences would have been improved if they felt heard by their healthcare team.
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Percentage of U.S. women who had been pregnant or given birth who felt select factors would have improved pregnancy/birth experiences as of 2024
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Was better educated for labor and delivery
30%
Was better informed of options during labor
26%
Knew how to best advocate for myself
25%
Had more knowledge about the birthing positions
23%
Felt heard by my healthcare team
22%
Had a doula/second support person
20%
Was able to decide my birthing position
16%
Was provided support after a miscarriage/still birth
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Harris Poll. (May 29, 2024). Percentage of U.S. women who had been pregnant or given birth who felt select factors would have improved pregnancy/birth experiences as of 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1549985/factors-that-would-have-improved-pregnancy-birth/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. women who had been pregnant or given birth who felt select factors would have improved pregnancy/birth experiences as of 2024." Chart. May 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1549985/factors-that-would-have-improved-pregnancy-birth/
Harris Poll. (2024). Percentage of U.S. women who had been pregnant or given birth who felt select factors would have improved pregnancy/birth experiences as of 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1549985/factors-that-would-have-improved-pregnancy-birth/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Women Who Had Been Pregnant or given Birth Who Felt Select Factors Would Have Improved Pregnancy/Birth Experiences as of 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1549985/factors-that-would-have-improved-pregnancy-birth/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. women who had been pregnant or given birth who felt select factors would have improved pregnancy/birth experiences as of 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1549985/factors-that-would-have-improved-pregnancy-birth/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. women who had been pregnant or given birth who felt select factors would have improved pregnancy/birth experiences as of 2024 [Graph], Harris Poll, May 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1549985/factors-that-would-have-improved-pregnancy-birth/
