Australia’s mothers and babies 2015: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:37, 8 February 2018

Embryology - 26 Apr 2024 Expand to Translate
Google Translate - select your language from the list shown below (this will open a new external page)
العربية \| català \| 中文 \| 中國傳統的 \| français \| Deutsche \| עִברִית \| हिंदी \| bahasa Indonesia \| italiano \| 日本語 \| 한국어 \| မြန်မာ \| Pilipino \| Polskie \| português \| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ \| Română \| русский \| Español \| Swahili \| Svensk \| ไทย \| Türkçe \| اردو \| ייִדיש \| Tiếng Việt These external translations are automated and may not be accurate. (More? About Translations)

Introduction

Australia’s mothers and babies (2015) cover

This data summarised below is provided to help you as a clinician or researcher understand the current trends in reproductive medicine within Australia.

The information is based upon data from the publication "Australia's mothers and babies 2015 - in brief"^[1]

Australia’s mothers and babies: 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | National Perinatal Statistics Unit | AIHW | Australian Statistics | birth

Historic Birth links
1921 USA Birth Mortality

Mothers

In 2015, 304,268 women gave birth in Australia—an increase of 13% since 2005 (267,795 women).
The rate of women giving birth has fluctuated between 2005 and 2015
- with a rate of 62 per 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–44 years) in 2015.
- The rate has declined from a peak of 66 per 1,000 women in 2007.
The average age of all women who gave birth continues to rise and was 30.3 in 2015, compared with 29.7 in 2005.
- The median age was slightly higher, at 31 years in 2015.
The average age has also increased for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, from 24.9 in 2005 to 25.6 in 2015, with a median of 25 years.
The proportion of mothers aged 35 and over has increased from 20% in 2005 to 22% in 2015.
The proportion of mothers aged under 25 has decreased from 19% to 15%.
The average age of rst‐time mothers also increased, from 28.1 in 2005 to 28.9 in 2015.
In 2015, multiple pregnancies represented 1.5% of all pregnancies.
- Almost all multiple pregnancies (98%) were twins, while a small proportion (2%) were other multiples (triplets, quadruplets or higher).

Maternal Conditions

Babies

There were 308,887 babies born in 2015—an increase of 12% since 2005.
Slightly more babies were male (51%) than female (49%).
In all, 306,725 were live births and 2,160 (less than 1%) were stillbirths (a baby born without signs of life).
- Birth status is not recorded for a small number of births.

• The stillbirth rate of 7 deaths per 1,000 births has not changed substantially since 2005, remaining between 7.0 and 7.8 per 1,000 births over this time.

Around 1 in 18 babies (5.4% or 16,798) were Indigenous in 2015 (based on Indigenous status of the baby).
3 in 4 babies were born to mothers living in New South Wales, Victoria or Queensland.

References

↑ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. Australia’s mothers and babies 2015—in brief. Perinatal statistics series no. 33. Cat no. PER 91. Canberra: AIHW.

Glossary Links

Glossary: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Numbers | Symbols | Term Link

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 26) Embryology Australia’s mothers and babies 2015. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Australia%E2%80%99s_mothers_and_babies_2015

What Links Here?

[AMB15-1] Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. Australia’s mothers and babies 2015—in brief. Perinatal statistics series no. 33. Cat no. PER 91. Canberra: AIHW.

[1]

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 ==Mothers==
-*  In 2014, 307,844 women gave birth in Australia—an increase of 18% since 2004 (252,871)
+* In 2015, 304,268 women gave birth in Australia—an increase of 13% since 2005 (267,795 women).
-* The rate of women giving birth increased from 59 per 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–44 years) in 2004 to 63 per 1,000 in 2014.
+* The rate of women giving birth has  fluctuated between 2005 and 2015
-* The average age of all women who gave birth continues to rise and was 30.2 in 2014,
+** with a rate of 62 per 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–44 years) in 2015.
-* The proportion of mothers aged 35 and over has increased from 20% in 2004 to 22% in 2014.
+** The rate has declined from a peak of 66 per 1,000 women in 2007.
-* The proportion of mothers aged under 25 has decreased from 19% to 16%.
+* The average age of all women who gave birth continues to rise and was 30.3 in 2015, compared with 29.7 in 2005.
-* 98% (300,282) of women gave birth in hospitals,
+** The median age was slightly higher, at 31 years in 2015.
-* 205,927 of women (67%) had a vaginal birth and 101,896 (33%) had a caesarean section.
+* The average age has also increased for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, from 24.9 in 2005 to 25.6 in 2015, with a median of 25 years.
+* The proportion of mothers aged 35 and over has increased from 20% in 2005 to 22% in 2015.
+* The proportion of mothers aged under 25 has decreased from 19% to 15%.
+* The average age of  rst‐time mothers also increased, from 28.1 in 2005 to 28.9 in 2015.
+* In 2015, multiple pregnancies represented 1.5% of all pregnancies.
+** Almost all multiple pregnancies (98%) were twins, while a small proportion (2%) were other multiples (triplets, quadruplets or higher).
 Maternal Conditions
-* One in 9 women (33,280 or 11%) who gave birth in 2014 smoked at some time during their pregnancy, a decrease from 15% in 2009.
-* 8 per 1,000 mothers had chronic hypertension and 34 per 1,000 had gestational hypertension;
-* 10 per 1,000 had pre‐existing diabetes and 83 per 1,000 had gestational diabetes.
 ==Babies==
-* 312,548 babies born in 2014—an increase of 18% since 2004.
+* There were 308,887 babies born in 2015—an increase of 12% since 2005.
-*  310,330 were live births and 2,200 were stillbirths (less than 1%) (birth status is not recorded for a small number of births).
+* Slightly more babies were male (51%) than female (49%).
-* stillbirth rate of 7 deaths per 1,000.
+* In all, 306,725 were live births and 2,160 (less than 1%) were stillbirths (a baby born without signs of life).
-* Slightly more babies were male (51%) than female (49%). The sex ratio was 105.5.
+** Birth status is not recorded for a small number of births.
-* 1 in 19 babies (5.3% or 16,572) were Indigenous in 2014 (based on Indigenous status of the baby).
+• The stillbirth rate of 7 deaths per 1,000 births has not changed substantially since 2005, remaining between 7.0 and 7.8 per 1,000 births over this time.
-* average gestational age for all babies was 38.6 weeks, with the vast majority (91%) born at term (37–41 weeks).
+* Around 1 in 18 babies (5.4% or 16,798) were Indigenous in 2015 (based on Indigenous status of the baby).
-* Pre‐term birth (before 37 completed weeks’ gestation) is associated with a higher risk of adverse neonatal outcomes.
+* 3 in 4 babies were born to mothers living in New South Wales, Victoria or Queensland.