Australia's mothers and babies 2015—in brief
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Topic: Mothers & babies
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2017) Australia's mothers and babies 2015—in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 23 June 2026.
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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.
- ISSN: 2205-5134 (PDF) 1321-8336 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-210-8
- Cat. no: PER 91
- Pages: 69
Findings from this report:
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Around 304,300 women gave birth to almost 309,000 babies in 2015
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Around 1 in 3 women who gave birth in 2015 did not access antenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy
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6.5% of liveborn babies were low birthweight (<2,500 grams) in 2015 and 8.6% of all babies were pre-term
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45% of Indigenous mothers smoked during pregnancy in 2015 compared with 50% in 2009