Australia's mothers and babies 2008

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Release Date: 24 Nov 2010

Topic: Mothers & babies

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) Australia's mothers and babies 2008, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 April 2024.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2010). Australia's mothers and babies 2008. Canberra: AIHW.

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In 2008, 292,156 women gave birth to 296,925 babies in Australia. The increase in births continued, with 2,720 more births (0.9%) than reported in 2007. This is the second year that the rate of caesarean section has not significantly increased with a 0.2% rise from 30.9% in 2007 to 31.1% in 2008.

ISSN: 1321-8336
ISBN: 978-1-74249-078-6
Cat. no: PER 50
Pages: 130

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