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The funding sources had no involvement in the conduct of the research or preparation of the manuscript.
Financial support was provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (grant 5 R01 HS020915) (all investigators except D.S.F.). Additional support was provided by the March of Dimes (to L.M.K., M.F., and D.L.B.) and by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Duchesnay USA Research Award in Quality Improvement in Maternity Care (to D.S.F.).
The authors report no conflict of interest.
Cite this article as: Korst LM, Feldman DS, Bollman DL, et al. Variation in childbirth services in California: a cross-sectional survey of childbirth hospitals. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015;213:523.e1-8.
