Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief

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Release Date: 27 Jun 2019

Topic: Mothers & babies

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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:

13% of women who gave birth in 2017 had gestational diabetes
44% of Indigenous mothers smoked during pregnancy in 2017 compared with 52% in 2009
1 in 3 mothers had a caesarean section in 2017
301,095 women gave birth to 305,667 babies in 2017

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