Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief

Australia’s mothers and babies 2014—in brief presents an overview of the key statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Perinatal Data Collection. The AIHW’s online perinatal data visualisation complements this report and is available at Perinatal data.

Detailed supplementary tables, including state and territory data, are also available from the additional material tab. This report and the perinatal data visualisations are part of a comprehensive program of AIHW work in relation to maternal and perinatal care and outcomes. Other major projects are:

• National Core Maternity Indicators (NCMIs) data visualisations and reports. The NCMIs monitor the safety and quality of maternity care to ensure there is continual improvement following the introduction of the National Maternity Services Plan (AHMC 2011)
• National Maternity Data Development Project (NMDDP). The aim of the NMDDP is to build a more comprehensive and consistent national data collection for maternal and perinatal health, including data development of clinical data items and maternity models of care and the establishment of ongoing national maternal and perinatal mortality data collection and reporting. See Enhancing maternity data collection and reporting in Australia: National Maternity Data Development Project Stage 2.