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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies

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Last updated: 31 Oct 2023
Topic: Mothers & babies
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 09 December 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies . Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/indigenous-mothers-babies

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies . Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 31 October 2023, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/indigenous-mothers-babies

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023 [cited 2023 Dec. 9]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/indigenous-mothers-babies

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2023, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies , viewed 9 December 2023, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/indigenous-mothers-babies

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  • Contents

    • About
    • Summary
      • Artwork story
    • Introduction
      • Cultural determinants of health
      • Social determinants of health
      • Health system access, cultural safety and health workforce
      • Woman-centred care and Birthing on Country
    • Demographics
      • Birth rate
      • Geography
      • Remoteness area
      • Socioeconomic status
      • Maternal age
      • Parity
    • Antenatal period
      • Antenatal care
      • Risk factors
      • Maternal medical conditions
    • Labour and birth
      • Place of birth
      • Onset of labour
      • Method of birth
      • Analgesia
      • Perineal status
      • Maternal length of stay in hospital
    • Outcomes for babies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers
      • Plurality
      • Gestational age
      • Birthweight
      • Birthweight adjusted for gestational age
      • Active resuscitation method
      • Baby length of stay in hospital
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies summary
    • Maternal and perinatal mortality
    • Maternal and perinatal outcomes modelling
    • Technical notes
      • Data sources
      • Data availability
      • Methods
  • Notes
  • Data
  • Related material

Antenatal period

The antenata period covers the time from conception until birth. This section looks at the duration of pregnancy at the first antenatal visit, the number of antenatal visits and maternal history and health, including smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy, body mass index (BMI) and maternal medical conditions.

In 2020, 71% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers had their first antenatal care visit in the first trimester and 87% had 5 or more antenatal care visits

Antenatal care

In 2020, 57% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers did not smoke and 92% did not consume alcohol in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy

Risk factors

In 2020, 15% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers had gestational diabetes and 3.2% had gestational hypertension

Maternal medical conditions

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Last updated 11/08/2023 v1.0

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