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.

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More than 45,000 mothers who gave birth in Australia (excluding Victoria) had diabetes in 2014–2015. Data on diabetes in pregnancy are available from various data sources, all of which have strengths and weaknesses Long term complications and outcomes by pre-existing diabetes types cannot be assessed from current national datasets 40,500 (8.9%) mothers had gestational diabetes and 4,700 (1.0%) mothers had pre-existing diabetes. Diabetes affects nearly 1 in 10 pregnancies recorded on the National Perinatal Data Collection. Data required to monitor diabetes in pregnancy and fill current gaps are not available in any one data set Mothers with pre-existing diabetes and their babies were at highest risk of adverse effects. Linking datasets containing birth records, complications and treatment would provide a more complete assessment

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