Australia's mothers and babies

Place of birth includes births that occurred in hospitals, birth centres and at home

Onset of labour refers to the manner in which labour started. Labour can occur spontaneously or may be induced by medical or surgical intervention

Method of birth refers to how the baby was delivered, this may be vaginally or by caesarean section

Analgesia is used to relieve pain during labour

Anaesthesia is used to relieve pain during operative delivery, that is, a caesarean section or instrumental vaginal birth

Presentation refers to the anatomical part of the baby that is facing down the birth canal at birth

Perineal status refers to the state of the perineum following vaginal birth

Length of a mother's antenatal and postnatal stay in hospital after birth in days