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released: 30 May 2003 author: AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit media release

Australia's Mothers and Babies 2000 provides information on births in Australia from perinatal data collections for each state and territory. The report examines demographic and pregnancy factors of mothers and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies. This report will be particularly useful to consumers of perinatal health care services, perinatal health service planners and those providing services or conducting research in reproductive and perinatal health. Australia's Mothers and Babies 2000 was produced by the AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit based at the University of New South Wales.

ISSN 1321-8336; ISBN 978 1 74024 261 5; Cat. no. PER 21; 129pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • List of figures
    • List of tables
    • Contributors
    • Abbreviations
    • Highlights
  • Body section
    • 1 Introduction
      • 1.1 Data sources
      • 1.2 Perinatal minimum data set and definitions
      • 1.3 Criteria
      • 1.4 Data quality
      • 1.5 Perinatal mortality
      • 1.6 State and Territory perinatal reports
    • 2 Mothers
      • 2.1 Introductory notes
      • 2.2 Confinements and births
      • 2.3 Place of birth
      • 2.4 Size of maternity unit
      • 2.5 Maternal age
      • 2.6 Maternal parity
      • 2.7 Marital status
      • 2.8 Indigenous status
      • 2.9 Maternal country of birth
      • 2.10 Admitted patient election status in hospital
      • 2.11 Duration of pregnancy
      • 2.12 Multiple pregnancy
      • 2.13 Onset of labour
      • 2.14 Presentation at birth
      • 2.15 Method of birth
      • 2.16 Perineal repair after delivery
      • 2.17 Mother's length of stay in hospital
      • 2.18 Mother's mode of separation from hospital
      • 2.19 Maternal mortality
    • 3 Babies
      • 3.1 Introduction
      • 3.2 Baby's birth status
      • 3.3 Baby's month of birth
      • 3.4 Baby's sex
      • 3.5 Baby's gestational age
      • 3.6 Baby's birthweight
      • 3.7 Apgar scores
      • 3.8 Resuscitation at birth
      • 3.9 Baby's length of stay in hospital
      • 3.10 Baby's mode of separation from hospital
    • 4 Perinatal mortality
      • 4.1 Definitions
      • 4.2 Trends in fetal, neonatal and perinatal deaths
      • 4.3 Perinatal deaths by State and Territory of residence
      • 4.4 Perinatal deaths by maternal age
      • 4.5 Perinatal deaths by plurality
      • 4.6 Perinatal deaths by baby's sex
      • 4.7 Proportionate perinatal death rates by gestational age
      • 4.8 Proportionate perinatal death rates by birthweight
      • 4.9 Fetal deaths in State and Territory perinatal data collections
      • 4.10 Neonatal and perinatal deaths in State and Territory perinatal data collections
      • 4.11 Causes of perinatal deaths
  • End matter
    • Appendix: tables
    • References
    • Explanatory notes
    • Glossary
    • State and Territory perinatal collection contacts

Recommended citation

AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit 2003. Australia's mothers and babies 2000. Perinatal statistics series no. 12. Cat. no. PER 21. Canberra: AIHW.