Maternity models of care
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Maternity models of care, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 13 May 2024. doi:10.25816/fdjq-zc08
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Maternity models of care. Canberra: AIHW. doi:10.25816/fdjq-zc08
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Maternity models of care. AIHW, 2023. doi:10.25816/fdjq-zc08
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Maternity models of care. Canberra: AIHW; 2023. doi:10.25816/fdjq-zc08
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Maternity models of care, AIHW, Canberra. doi:10.25816/fdjq-zc08
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Around 1,000 maternity models of care are in use across 251 maternity services and these fall into 11 model categories. This infocus report examines the different models of care available across Australia in 2023 and the continuity of care within these. It also uses Queensland perinatal data as a case study to explore, for the first time, the number of women using different models of care in Queensland, whether these vary by maternal characteristics, and selected outcomes for mothers and babies by model of care. This infocus report is a companion to Maternity models of care in Australia.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-16-14
- DOI: 10.25816/fdjq-zc08
- Cat. no: PER 123
- Pages: 22
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Most (81%) maternity models of care in Australia fall into 4 model categories
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Other common models include midwifery group practice caseload care (14%) and private obstetrician specialist care (11%)
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The most common model of care is public hospital maternity care (41% of models), followed by shared care (15%)
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Around 29% of models have continuity of carer across the whole maternity period