Births in Australia
Of the 309,000 births in 2015:
- 97% were in a hospital
- 51% of babies were boys
- 5.4% of babies were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 50% involved a spontaneous labour
- 67% of babies were born by vaginal delivery
- 33% of babies were born by caesarean section
- 85% of mothers who had had a previous caesarean section had a repeat caesarean section
- 73% of mothers lived in Major cities
Find out more: Chapter 7.14 ‘Labour, birth and outcomes’ and 7.15 ‘Caesarean sections’ in Australia’s health 2018.