| 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 |