Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. Australia's mothers and babies 2015—in brief. Cat. no. PER 91. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Australia's mothers and babies 2015—in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2015—in brief. AIHW, 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2015—in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Australia's mothers and babies 2015—in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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Australia’s mothers and babies 2015—in brief presents key statistics and trends on pregnancy and childbirth of mothers, and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies. This publication is designed to accompany the perinatal data visualisations.
Around 1 in 3 women who gave birth in 2015 did not access antenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy
1 in 5 liveborn babies required some form of active resuscitation immediately after birth in 2015
Two-thirds of mothers had a vaginal birth and one-third had a caesarean section in 2015
45% of Indigenous mothers smoked during pregnancy in 2015 compared with 50% in 2009
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