Australia's mothers and babies 2013—in brief
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) Australia's mothers and babies 2013—in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 March 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2015). Australia's mothers and babies 2013—in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2013—in brief. AIHW, 2015.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2013—in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2015.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015, Australia's mothers and babies 2013—in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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Australia’s mothers and babies 2013—in brief presents key statistics and trends on pregnancy and childbirth of mothers, and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies. This publication is designed to accompany the Perinatal data visualisations.
- ISSN: 2205-5134 (PDF) 1321-8336 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-874-4
- Cat. no: PER 72
- Pages: 72
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12% of women were smoking during pregnancy in 2013, a decrease from 15% in 2009
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Almost 305,000 women gave birth to over 309,000 babies in 2013, with 97% of mothers delivering in hospitals
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Around 1 in 5 women who smoked quit in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy
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Over half of mothers aged 35 years and older gave birth by caesarean section, 3 times as high as teenage mothers (18%)