Antenatal period indicators
The antenatal period covers the time from conception until birth. The National Core Maternity Indicators associated with the antenatal period present information on measures of clinical activity and mother’s risk factors between 2011 and 2023.
Data for these indicators are presented by jurisdiction of birth, mother’s age at birth, mother’s Indigenous status, hospital sector, hospital’s size (as measured by annual number of births), remoteness of mother’s usual residence, and disadvantage quintile of mother’s usual residence.
Indicator | Indicator number | Baseline year | Baseline year (%) | Latest year 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy for all women giving birth | PI 01a | 2011 | 12.9 | 7.6 |
Smoking after the first 20 weeks of pregnancy for all women who gave birth and reported smoking during pregnancy | PI 01b | 2011 | 70.8 | 69.2 |
Antenatal care visits in the first trimester for all women giving birth | PI 02a | 2011 | 65.7 | 80.0 |
Antenatal care visits in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy for all women giving birth | PI 02b | 2011 | 37.5 | 60.5 |