Overview

A newborn baby's health can be a key determinant of their health and wellbeing throughout life. Factors such as physical health, social wellbeing and exposure to harmful behaviours can influence health outcomes for both mothers and babies.

More reports and statistics on mothers & babies can be found under Children & youth and Men & women.

Latest findings

6.7% of liveborn babies were low birthweight in 2017 72% of mothers received antenatal care in the 1st trimester in 2017 compared with 63% in 2010 13% of women who gave birth in 2017 had gestational diabetes 44% of Indigenous mothers smoked during pregnancy in 2017 compared with 52% in 2009 Almost 30% of perinatal deaths were caused by congenital anomaly 301,095 women gave birth to 305,667 babies in 2017 Approximately 6 stillbirths and 2 neonatal deaths occur each day 1 in 3 mothers had a caesarean section in 2017

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Highlights