Australia's mothers and babies 2012
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Topic: Mothers & babies
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2014) Australia's mothers and babies 2012, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 July 2026.
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In 2012, 307,474 women gave birth to 312,153 babies in Australia. This was an increase of 10,343 births (3.4%) from that reported in 2011, and a total increase of 21.5% since 2003. Nationally, the proportion of teenage mothers (younger than 20) declined from 3.7% in 2011 to 3.6% in 2012, compared with 4.6% in 2003.
- ISSN: 1321-8336
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-672-6
- Cat. no: PER 69
- Pages: 137
Findings from this report:
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30.1 was the average age of women who give birth compared with 29.5 in 2003
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48%, or almost half of Indigenous mothers reported smoking during pregnancy, compared to 12.5% of all mothers
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63% Of women attended at least 1 antenatal visit before 14 weeks of gestation
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Over 307,000 women gave birth to over 312,000 babies in 2012, a 3.4% increase compared to 2011