Machine derived contents note: K ey findings ix -- 1 Introduction 1 -- Key maternal factors and perinatal outcomes 1 -- The Perinatal N ational M inim um D ata Set 2 -- K ey data sources 2 -- D ata quality 3 -- Structure of this report 4 -- 2 Sum m ary data 5 -- Sum m ary 5 -- Indigenous population 5 -- Indigenous w om en and births 6 -- Summary measures of perinatal health 9 -- 3 Indigenous m others 12 -- Sum m ary 12 -- D em ographics 13 -- Maternal characteristics and risk factors 16 -- Labour and birth characteristics 27 -- Indigenous women who gave birth in hospital 34 -- 4 Babies of Indigenous m others 37 -- Sum m ary 37 -- D em ographic profile 37 -- O utcom es 38 -- H ospital births 49 -- Perinatal m ortality 53 -- 5 Assessment of Indigenous status data quality, 1991 to 2004 55 -- Sum m ary 55 -- Introduction 55 -- M ethods of assessm ent 57 -- The AIHW survey to assess the quality of Indigenous identification in perinatal -- data 58 -- Analysis of the Indigenous status of mothers 60 -- Conclusions and recommendations on trend analysis of perinatal data 69 -- W here to next 70 -- 6 Trends 71 -- Sum m ary 71 -- Background 71 -- M aternal age 72 -- Age of first-tim e m others 74 -- Caesarean sections 76 -- Birthweight 78 -- Gestational age 80 -- Fetal deaths 82 -- Appendix: Technical and explanatory notes 84
Analysis
Aboriginal children
Aboriginal women
Health status
Infants
Interstate comparisons
Maternal health
Pregnancy
Statistical sources
Statistics
Trends to 2005
Notes
"AIHW catalogue no. PER 38."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96)
Notes
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