Australia's mothers and babies 2017—in brief

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Release Date: 27 Jun 2019

Author: AIHW

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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:

6.7% of liveborn babies were low birthweight in 2017
1 in 3 mothers had a caesarean section in 2017
301,095 women gave birth to 305,667 babies in 2017
13% of women who gave birth in 2017 had gestational diabetes

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