The health of both mothers and babies can have important lifelong implications. A new data release from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows, in 2019, there were 303,054 babies born to 298,567 mothers in Australia. The new data provides details of the characteristics and health of mothers and their babies through interactive data visualisations, and in-depth information and trends on the antenatal period, labour and birth, and outcomes for babies at birth. This web report also provides information on stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths, including causes, maternal characteristics, timing and investigations.
Read more: