NSW Mothers and Babies 2024 data

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NSW Mothers and Babies ​2024​​

 

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​Overview

Overvi​​ew

  • ​​Local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024
  • Live births by local health district and statistical area of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Live births reported to NSW Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) and National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) by local health district of mother's usual residence 2023
  • Low birthweight rate among live births reported to the NSW Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) and National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) by local health district of mother's usual residence 2023
  • Local health district of residence by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Babies born in NSW by local health district and hospital 2020–2024
  • Mothers who gave birth in NSW by local health district and hospital 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal mothers and babies born to Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal mothers who gave birth in NSW by local health district of residence 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal babies born in NSW by maternal local health district of residence 2020–2024​
  • Aboriginal babies born in NSW by local health district of hospital 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal mothers who gave birth in NSW by local health district of hospital 2020–2024​

​Demographics​

​​Demographics

  • ​Maternal age, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024
  • Maternal age by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Maternal age by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Maternal age by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024
  • Age of Aboriginal mothers by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Maternal country of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024
  • Maternal country of birth by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW ​2024
  • Maternal country of birth by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • ​Plurality, NSW births ​​​​​​2020–​2024
  • Plurality by Aboriginal status, NSW births 2020–​2024
  • Number of previous pregnancies resulting in a birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024
  • ​Number of previous pregnancies resulting in a birth by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 20​20–​2024​​

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Antenatal care​

Antenatal care

  • ​​Duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Median duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024
  • Duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024
  • Duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment among Aboriginal mothers by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Median duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment among Aboriginal mothers by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–​2024​​​

Maternal health status and risk factors

Maternal health status and risk factors

 

  • ​​Diabetes, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Diabetes by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD), mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Diabetes by maternal country of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Diabetes by maternal weight categories, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Diabetes by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Hypertension, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Hypertension by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD), mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Hypertension by maternal country of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Hypertension by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Maternal characteristics, risk factors and birth outcomes, NSW births 2020–2024
  • Maternal weight categories by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Maternal weight categories by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD), mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Maternal weight categories by maternal country of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Maternal weight categories by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • 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, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD), mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy by maternal country of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy among Aboriginal mothers by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024​​

 

Labour and birth

Labour and bir​th

  • ​​​​​Average maternal postnatal length of stay in hospital of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024​
  • Onset, augmentation and induction of labour, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Onset, augmentation and induction of labour by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Onset, augmentation and induction of labour by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Onset, augmentation and induction of labour by maternity service capability level and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Pain relief by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Pain relief by maternity service capability level and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Perineal status among vaginal births by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Perineal status among vaginal births by maternity service capability level and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Planned and actual place of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Planned and actual place of birth by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Actual place of birth by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Planned place of birth by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Actual place of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Planned place of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Type of birth, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Type of birth by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Type of birth by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Type of birth by maternity service capability level and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Type of birth by hospital sector and birth model of care, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Type of birth by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024​
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​​​ Baby outcomes

​​Baby outcomes

  • ​​​Live births by Apgar score at 5 minutes, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Live births by Apgar score at 5 minutes and baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Baby discharge status by hospital sector and local health district of hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Baby discharge status by maternity service capability level and hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Birthweight, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Birthweight by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024​
  • Birthweight by local health district of hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Birthweight by maternity service capability level and hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Birthweight by perinatal outcome, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Birthweight by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Birthweight, Aboriginal babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Gestational age, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Gestational age by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Gestational age by local health district of hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Gestational age by maternity service capability level and hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Gestational age by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Gestational age, Aboriginal babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Hepatitis B dose given to liveborn babies, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Hepatitis B dose given to liveborn babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Hepatitis B dose given to liveborn babies by local health district and hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Live births by type of infant feeding on discharge, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Live births by infant feeding on discharge and local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Live births by type of infant feeding on discharge and local health district of hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Live births by type of infant feeding on discharge, maternity service capability level and hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Live births by infant feeding on discharge and mother's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Infant feeding on discharge, liveborn babies of Aboriginal mothers by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Live births by infant feeding on discharge by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Infant feeding on discharge, liveborn Aboriginal babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Low birthweight rate among live births reported to the​ NSW Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) and National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) by local health district of mother's usual residence 2023 
  • Admission to special care unit (SCU) or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by local health district of hospital, babies born in a NSW public hospital 2024
  • Admission to special care unit (SCU) or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in a NSW public hospital 2024
  • Perinatal outcomes, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Perinatal outcomes by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Perinatal deaths by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Small for gestational age by local health district of residence, NSW liveborn singleton births 2020–2024
  • Small for gestational age by Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD), NSW liveborn singleton births 2020–2024
  • Small for gestational age by maternal country of birth, NSW liveborn singleton births 2020–2024
  • Small for gestational age by baby's Aboriginal status, NSW liveborn singleton births 2020–2024
  • Type of resuscitation by local health district of hospital, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Type of resuscitation by maternity service capability level and hospital, babies born in NSW 2024​

​Clinical i​ndicators

Clinical indicators

  • 1.1 Selected primipara who have a normal vaginal birth by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • ​1.2 Selected primipara who undergo induction of labour by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • ​1.3 Selected primipara who undergo an instrumental vaginal birth by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 1.4 Selected primipara undergoing caesarean section by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 2.2 Vaginal birth following previous birth by caesarean section by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 3.1 Selected primipara birthing vaginally with an intact perineum by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • ​3.2 Selected primipara sustaining a perineal tear and no episiotomy by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 3.3 Selected primipara undergoing episiotomy and no perineal tear by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 3.4 Selected primipara undergoing episiotomy and sustaining a third- or fourth-degree perineal tear by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 3.5 Selected primipara undergoing surgical repair of the perineum for third-degree tear by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 3.6 Selected primipara undergoing surgical repair of the perineum for fourth-degree tear by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 4.1 Selected primipara full breastfeeding by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 5.1 Postpartum haemorrhage and blood transfusion following vaginal birth by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 5.2 Postpartum haemorrhage and blood transfusion following caesarean section by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 6.1 Fetal growth restriction at 40 weeks gestation or more by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • 7.1 Apgar score of less than 7 at 5 minutes in term babies by local health district and hospital, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • ​General anaesthesia for caesarean section by local health district and hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024​

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​​​​Aboriginal mothers and babies​​​

Aboriginal mothers and babies

 

  • Duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment among Aboriginal mothers by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • ​​​Median duration of pregnancy at first comprehensive antenatal assessment among Aboriginal mothers by local health district of hospital, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024​​​
  • Live births by Apgar score at 5 minutes and baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Birthweight by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Birthweight, Aboriginal babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Diabetes by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Gestational age by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Gestational age, Aboriginal babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • ​Healthy birthweight by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Healthy birthweight, Aboriginal babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Hypertension by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Live births by infant feeding on discharge and mother's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Infant feeding on discharge, liveborn babies of Aboriginal mothers by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Live births by infant feeding on discharge by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Infant feeding on discharge, liveborn Aboriginal babies by local health district of residence, babies born in NSW 2024
  • Labour onset by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Local health district of residence by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Low birthweight rate among live births reported to the NSW Perinatal Data Collection (PDC) and National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) by local health district of mother's usual residence 2023 
  • Maternal age by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Age of Aboriginal mothers by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024
  • Aboriginal mothers and babies born to Aboriginal mothers, NSW births 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal mothers who gave birth in NSW by local health district of residence 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal babies born in NSW by maternal local health district of residence 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal babies born in NSW by local health district of hospital 2020–2024
  • Aboriginal mothers who gave birth in NSW by local health district of hospital 2020–2024
  • Admission to special care unit (SCU) or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in a NSW public hospital 2024
  • Perinatal deaths by baby's Aboriginal status, babies born in NSW 2020–2024
  • Plurality by Aboriginal status, NSW births 2020–2024
  • Number of previous pregnancies resulting in a birth by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Small for gestational age by baby's Aboriginal status, NSW liveborn singleton births 2020–2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024
  • Smoking in pregnancy among Aboriginal mothers by local health district of residence, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2024​
  • ​Type of birth by Aboriginal status, mothers who gave birth in NSW 2020–2024​
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​​Congenital conditions

Congenital conditions

  • ​​Births with congenital conditions, babies born in NSW 2013–2022
  • Number of congenital conditions by diagnostic category and pregnancy outcome, babies born in NSW 2013–2022
  • Births with congenital conditions by maternal age, babies born in NSW 2017–2022

Maternal and perinatal deaths​

​​Maternal deaths

  • Maternal deaths, NSW ​1990​–2023​​

Perinatal deaths

  • Perinatal deaths by birthweight and perinatal death type, babies born in NSW 2023
  • Perinatal deaths by gestational age and perinatal death type, babies born in NSW 2023
  • Perinatal deaths by local health district of hospital and perinatal death type, babies born in NSW 2023
  • Perinatal deaths by maternal age and perinatal death type, babies born in NSW 2023
  • ​Neonatal deaths by PSANZ neonatal death classification and gestational age, babies born in NSW 2023
  • Perinatal deaths by PSANZ perinatal death classification and type of perinatal death, babies born in NSW 2023
  • Perinatal deaths by PSANZ perinatal death classification and maternity service capability level, babies born in NSW 2023
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Current as at: Monday 18 May 2026