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Australia's mothers and babies

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Last updated: 27 Feb 2026
Topic: Mothers & babies
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2026) Australia's mothers and babies, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 8 June 2026.

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    • About
    • Summary
    • Maternal demographics
      • Maternal age
      • Geography
      • Maternal country of birth
    • Maternity model of care
    • Antenatal period
      • Antenatal care
      • Smoking during pregnancy
      • Alcohol consumption during pregnancy
      • Maternal body mass index
      • Diabetes during pregnancy
      • Hypertension during pregnancy
    • Labour and birth
      • Place of birth
      • Onset of labour
      • Method of birth
      • Analgesia
      • Anaesthesia
      • Presentation
      • Perineal status
      • Maternal length of stay in hospital
    • Baby outcomes
      • Gestational age
      • Birthweight
      • Birthweight adjusted for gestational age
      • Apgar score at 5 minutes
      • Active resuscitation method
      • Admission to a special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit
      • Baby length of stay in hospital
    • Focus population groups
      • First Nations mothers and babies
      • Mothers aged under 20 and their babies
      • Mothers aged 35 and over and their babies
      • Mothers who have multiple births and their babies
    • Stillbirths and neonatal deaths
      • Stillbirths and neonatal deaths dashboard
      • Stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Australia, 2022
      • Stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Australia, 2021
      • Focus group: First Nations women and their babies, 2020–2021
      • Focus group: Near-term singleton perinatal deaths without congenital anomaly, 2020–2021
    • Maternal deaths
    • Breastfeeding
    • Technical notes
      • Terminology
      • Data updates
      • Collation of national perinatal data
      • Data source: National Perinatal Data Collection
      • Data source: National Maternal Mortality Data Collection
      • Data source: National Perinatal Mortality Data Collection
      • Data source: Maternity Models of Care Data Set
      • State and territory perinatal data collections
      • Methods
      • Abbreviations
  • Notes
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Antenatal period

The antenatal period covers the time from conception until birth. This section looks at antenatal care (the duration of pregnancy at the mother’s first antenatal visit and the number of antenatal visits) and maternal history and health (including smoking status and alcohol consumption, maternal body mass index (BMI) and diabetes and hypertension during pregnancy).

Antenatal care

Antenatal care is a planned visit between a pregnant woman and a midwife or doctor to assess and improve the wellbeing of the mother and baby throughout pregnancy

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Smoking during pregnancy

Smoking status is reported by the mother in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, after 20 weeks of pregnancy or at any time during pregnancy

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Alcohol consumption during pregnancy

Alcohol consumption is reported by the mother in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy and after 20 weeks of pregnancy

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Maternal body mass index

The most commonly used method of assessing whether a person is healthy weight, underweight, overweight or obese

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Diabetes during pregnancy

Diabetes during pregnancy includes pre-existing diabetes and diabetes which was diagnosed during pregnancy

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Hypertension during pregnancy

Hypertension during pregnancy includes pre-existing hypertension and hypertensive disorders diagnosed during pregnancy

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Last updated 09/02/2026 v7.0

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