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released: 19 Dec 2006 author: Sullivan EA, Laws P & Grayson N media release

'Australia's mothers and babies 2004' is the fourteenth report providing information on births in Australia from perinatal data collections for each state and territory. The report presents demographic, pregnancy and childbirth factors of women who gave birth in 2004 and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies. This edition includes a chapter on first-time mothers and their babies. The report is produced by the AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit based at the University of New South Wales, and can be used by researchers, academics, students, policy makers, health service planners, and those providing services in reproductive health.

ISSN 1321-8336; ISBN 978 1 74024 627 9; Cat. no. PER 34; 126pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of boxes
    • Acknowledgments
    • Highlights
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
    2. Summary
    3. Mothers
    4. Babies
    5. Babies in level III neonatal intensive care units
    6. Perinatal Mortality
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      1. Perinatal National Minimum Data Set items
      2. State and territory perinatal reports
      3. Data collection contacts
    • Abbreviations
    • Glossary
    • References

Recommended citation

Sullivan EA, Laws P & Grayson N 2006. Australia's mothers and babies 2004. Perinatal statistics series no. 18. Cat. no. PER 34. Canberra: AIHW.