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Australia's Mothers and Babies In Brief 2016

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General Info
Provider 
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Tabulations only
Geography 
Australia (AUS)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2006 - 12/2016
Series or system 
Australia National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC)
Data type
Report:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The report provides information on live births and pregnancies in Australia at the national level. Topics include: method and place of delivery, pregnancy complications, maternal and newborn health, and risk factors such as smoking during pregnancy. Data in the Australia’s Babies and Mothers reports come mainly from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)'s National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC).

Keywords 
Antenatal care, Birth weight, Body mass index, Caesarean section, Congenital anomalies, Diabetes, Fertility, Gestational age, Health care use, Hypertension, Infant care, Infant mortality, Live births, Maternal age, Maternal mortality, Mortality, Multiple births, Neonatal conditions, Place of delivery, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Stillbirths, Tobacco smoking
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 21, 2021