Abbreviations

Term Meaning

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
ASGS Australian Statistical Geography Standard
CI confidence interval
IRSD Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage
LMP last menstrual period
NBEDS national best endeavours data set
NMDS national minimum data set
NMMDC National Maternal Mortality Data Collection
NPDC National Perinatal Data Collection
NPMDC National Perinatal Mortality Data Collection
PHN Primary Health Network
PSANZ-NDC Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Neonatal Death Classification
PSANZ-PDC Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Perinatal Death Classification
SA2 Statistical Area Level 2
SA3 Statistical Area Level 3
SACC Standard Australian Classification of Countries
SEIFA Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas
SES socioeconomic status