Antenatal care use and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and their babies 2016-2017
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Topic: First Nations people
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2020) Antenatal care use and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and their babies 2016-2017, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026, doi:10.25816/5z3c-qc06.
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This report explores the factors associated with antenatal care use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, and how these may relate to baby outcomes – including how this varies spatially across the Indigenous Regions (IREGs) of Australia.
This report includes data from before the COVID-19 pandemic. For data and information that relates to COVID-19, please see our COVID-19 resources.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-772-1
- DOI: 10.25816/5z3c-qc06
- Cat. no: IHW 237
- Pages: 72
Findings from this report:
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In 2016–2017 63% of Indigenous mothers attended antenatal care in the first trimester, up from 55% in 2014–2015
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Late antenatal care was associated with increased odds of low birthweight and NICU/SCN admission
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Having no antenatal care was associated with increased odds of pre-term birth and perinatal death
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IREGs with higher rates of antenatal care were more likely to have lower rates of adverse mother and baby outcomes