Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief
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Topic: Mothers & babies
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 December 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief. AIHW, 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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Australia’s mothers and babies 2017—in brief presents key statistics and trends on pregnancy and childbirth of mothers, and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies. This report is designed to accompany complementary online data visualisations.
- ISSN: 2205-5134 (Online) 1321-8336 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-553-6 (Online) 978-1-76054-554-3 (Print)
- Cat. no: PER 100
- Pages: 74
Findings from this report:
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301,095 women gave birth to 305,667 babies in 2017
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44% of Indigenous mothers smoked during pregnancy in 2017 compared with 52% in 2009
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13% of women who gave birth in 2017 had gestational diabetes
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1 in 3 mothers had a caesarean section in 2017