Overview

A newborn baby's health can be a key determinant of their health and wellbeing throughout life. Factors such as physical health, social wellbeing and exposure to harmful behaviours can influence health outcomes for both mothers and babies.

More reports and statistics on mothers & babies can be found under Children & youth and Men & women.

Latest findings

Data on diabetes in pregnancy are available from various data sources, all of which have strengths and weaknesses Linking datasets containing birth records, complications and treatment would provide a more complete assessment Data required to monitor diabetes in pregnancy and fill current gaps are not available in any one data set Just over half of pregnant women exercised for fitness, usually walking Two-thirds of pregnant women were active for fewer than 150 minutes per week Only 3 in 10 pregnant women met the Australian physical activity guideline Long term complications and outcomes by pre-existing diabetes types cannot be assessed from current national datasets

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