Pregnancy and birth outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: 2016–2018
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) Pregnancy and birth outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: 2016–2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 March 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Pregnancy and birth outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: 2016–2018. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Pregnancy and birth outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: 2016–2018. AIHW, 2021.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Pregnancy and birth outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: 2016–2018. Canberra: AIHW; 2021.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021, Pregnancy and birth outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: 2016–2018, AIHW, Canberra.
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During 2016–2018, there were 15 perinatal deaths (stillbirths and deaths of live-born babies within 28 days after birth) out of every 1,000 babies born to Indigenous women.
Preterm birth and low birthweight were the main risk factors associated with these perinatal deaths.
Risk factors associated with preterm birth and low birthweight included smoking during pregnancy, chronic hypertension, pre-existing diabetes, gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and untimely access to antenatal care.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-856-8
- Cat. no: IHW 234
- Pages: 60
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The biggest risk factors associated with perinatal death were preterm birth and low birthweight
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If smoking during pregnancy was eliminated, 2 in 5 small for gestational age births could be prevented
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If smoking during pregnancy was eliminated among Indigenous women, 1 in 6 preterm births could be prevented
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Among babies born to Indigenous women, 14% were born preterm (about 5,700 babies)