Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) National Core Maternity Indicators 2017: summary report, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 27 March 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). National Core Maternity Indicators 2017: summary report. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Core Maternity Indicators 2017: summary report. AIHW, 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Core Maternity Indicators 2017: summary report. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, National Core Maternity Indicators 2017: summary report, AIHW, Canberra.
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The National Core Maternity Indicators (NCMIs) present information on measures of clinical activity and outcomes to assist in improving the quality of maternity services in Australia by establishing baseline data for monitoring and evaluating practice change. These indicators cover data for the majority of women who gave birth in Australia from 2004 to 2017 and are grouped into 3 broad topic areas—antenatal period, labour and birth and birth outcomes.
This summary report is designed to accompany National Core Maternity Indicators 2017.
In 2017, 1.3% of babies born after 40 weeks gestation were classified as small
Fewer than 1 in 10 (9.6%) women who gave birth in 2017 smoked in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy
2 in 5 selected women had an induced labour in 2017, an increase from 1 in 3 in 2004
1 in 20 women who gave birth by caesarean section received general anaesthetic
In 2017, 301,095 women gave birth in Australia. Maternity services in Australia are provided by 8 state and territory health departments and a number of private providers. Each state and territory has differing care provision systems and care available to pregnant women and their babies. National Core Maternity Indicators (NCMIs) provide information on measures of clinical activity and outcomes in relation to maternity care across Australia.
The purpose of the indicators is to assist in improving the quality of maternity services in Australia by establishing baseline data for monitoring and evaluating practice change.
There are 12 indicators that cover data for the majority of women who gave birth in Australia in 2017 and are grouped into 3 broad topic areas:
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