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NSW Mothers and Babies 2023
NSW Mothers and Babies 2023 data
NSW Mothers and Babies 2023
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NSW Mothers and Babies 2023 data
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Demographics
Antenatal care
Maternal health status and risk factors
Labour and birth
Baby outcomes
Hospital services
Clinical indicators
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies
Congenital conditions
Maternal and perinatal deaths
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NSW Mothers and Babies 2023 data
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Demographics
Antenatal care
Maternal health status and risk factors
Labour and birth
Baby outcomes
Hospital services
Clinical indicators
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Congenital conditions
Maternal and perinatal deaths
Demographics
Plurality, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal age, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal age by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Maternal age by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Number of previous pregnancies resulting in a birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal country of birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal country of birth by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Maternal country of birth by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Maternal local health district of residence, NSW births 2019–2023
Live births by local health district and statistical area of residence, NSW births 2023
Live births reported to NSW Perinatal Data Collection and National Perinatal Data Collection by selected statistical areas of mother’s usual residence, 2022
Antenatal care
Duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Median duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal health status and risk factors
Smoking in pregnancy by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Mothers who smoked at all during pregnancy by number of cigarettes smoked per day in the second half of pregnancy by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Smoking in pregnancy by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Smoking in pregnancy by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, NSW births 2023
Smoking in pregnancy by maternal country of birth, NSW births 2023
Maternal BMI categories by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Maternal BMI categories by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Maternal BMI categories by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, NSW births 2023
Maternal BMI categories by maternal country of birth, NSW births 2023
Maternal diabetes, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal diabetes by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, NSW births 2023
Maternal diabetes by maternal country of birth, NSW births 2023
Maternal hypertension, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal hypertension by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, NSW births 2023
Maternal hypertension by maternal country of birth, NSW births 2023
Labour and birth
Maternal planned and actual place of birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Planned and actual place of birth by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Actual place of birth by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Planned place of birth by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Maternal actual place of birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal planned place of birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Onset, augmentation and induction of labour, NSW births 2019–2023
Onset, augmentation and induction of labour by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Onset, augmentation and induction of labour by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Onset, augmentation and induction of labour by maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Type of birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Type of birth by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Type of birth by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Type of birth by maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Pain relief by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Pain relief by maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Perineal status among vaginal births by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Perineal status among vaginal births by maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Average maternal postnatal length of stay in hospital of birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Baby outcomes
Apgar score at 5 minutes, live births, NSW births 2019–2023
Gestational age, NSW births 2019–2023
Gestational age by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Gestational age and local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Gestational age, maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Birthweight, NSW births 2019–2023
Birthweight by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Birthweight by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Birthweight, maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Small for gestational age by local health district of residence, NSW
liveborn singleton
births 2019–2023
Small for gestational age by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, NSW
liveborn singleton
births 2019–2023
Small for gestational age by maternal country of birth, NSW
liveborn singleton
births 2019–2023
Admission to special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit, by local health district of hospital, NSW public hospital births 2023
Hepatitis B dose given to liveborn babies, NSW births 2019–2023
Hepatitis B dose given to liveborn babies by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Hepatitis B dose given to liveborn babies by local health district of hospital and hospital, NSW births 2023
Live births by type of infant feeding, NSW births 2019–2023
Live births by infant feeding on discharge and local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Live births by type of infant feeding and local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Live births by type of infant feeding, maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Perinatal outcomes, NSW births 2019–2023
Perinatal outcomes by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Births by type of resuscitation and local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Births by type of resuscitation, maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Maternal characteristics, risk factors and birth outcomes, NSW births 2019–2023
Hospital services
Births by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
Mothers who gave birth by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
Baby discharge status by hospital sector and local health district of hospital, NSW births 2023
Baby discharge status by maternity service capability level and hospital, NSW births 2023
Maternal health insurance by type of birth, NSW births 2019–2023
Clinical indicators
1.1 Selected primipara who have a spontaneous vaginal birth by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
1.2 Selected primipara who undergo induction of labour by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
1.3 Selected primipara who undergo an assisted vaginal birth by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
1.4 Selected primipara undergoing caesarean section by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
2.1 Vaginal birth after previous primary caesarean section by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
3.1 Selected primipara birthing vaginally with an intact perineum by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
3.2 Selected primipara undergoing episiotomy and no perineal tear by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
3.3 Selected primipara sustaining a perineal tear and no episiotomy by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
3.4 Selected primipara undergoing episiotomy and sustaining a perineal tear by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
3.5 Selected primipara undergoing surgical repair of the perineum for third degree tear by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
3.6 Selected primipara undergoing surgical repair of the perineum for fourth degree tear by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
4.1 General anaesthesia for caesarean section by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
6.1 Selected primipara full breastfeeding by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
7.1 Postpartum haemorrhage and blood transfusion following vaginal birth by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
7.2 Postpartum haemorrhage and blood transfusion following caesarean section by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
8.1 Intrauterine growth restriction at 40 weeks gestation or more by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
9.1 Apgar score of less than 7 in term babies by local health district and hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and estimated level of reporting by year of birth and local health district of hospital, NSW births 2021–2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies born to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Local health district of residence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Local health district of residence, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2023
Plurality, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Previous pregnancies resulting in a birth among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Maternal age, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Median duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers by local health district of hospital, NSW births 2019–2023
Smoking in pregnancy, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Smoking in pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Diabetes, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Hypertension, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Labour onset, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Type of birth, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Gestational age, babies born to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Gestational age, babies born to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Birthweight, babies born to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Birthweight, babies born to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Small for gestational age, babies born to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW liveborn singleton births 2019–2023
Apgar score, liveborn babies of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Admission to special care nursery or neonatal intensive care unit, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal babies, NSW public hospital births 2019–2023
Infant feeding, liveborn babies of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Infant feeding, liveborn babies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers by local health district of residence, NSW births 2023
Perinatal deaths, babies born to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2019–2023
Healthy birthweight, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal babies, NSW liveborn singleton births 2019–2023
Healthy birthweight, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies by local health district of residence, NSW liveborn singleton births 2019–2023
Congenital conditions
Births with congenital conditions, NSW births 2013–2022
Number of congenital conditions among births by diagnostic category and pregnancy outcome, NSW births 2013–2022
Births with congenital conditions by maternal age, NSW births 2017–2022
Maternal and perinatal deaths
Maternal deaths, NSW births 1990–2022
Perinatal deaths by maternal age and perinatal death type, NSW births 2022
Perinatal deaths by local health district of residence and perinatal death type, NSW births 2022
Gestational age by type of perinatal death, NSW births 2022
Birthweight by type of perinatal death, NSW births 2022
Perinatal deaths by PSANZ perinatal death classification and type of perinatal death, NSW births 2022
Perinatal deaths by PSANZ perinatal death classification and maternity service
capability
level, NSW births 2022
Neonatal deaths by PSANZ neonatal death classification and gestational age, NSW births 2022
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Current as at: Monday 23 June 2025
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