A snapshot of maternity services in Australia

melguy

Got the college bulletin few days ago, just find this snapshot for Maternity Services in Australia

267,793 women gave birth to 272,419 babies in Australia in 2005, a jump of 5.9% from 2004.
Births at their highest level since 1971.
$1,672 million spend on maternity services.
Caesarian rate is 30.3%, up from 19% in 1991.
97.5% of births are in hospital.
1936 - 600 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, from 1980 - below 10 per 100,000.
Maternal mortality rates for indigenous women two and half times as high.
Rural women have significantly higher neonatal deaths.
Remote women have higher foetal death rates.

melguy

Thanks BZ.

采薇子

  I'd like you guys to come around, the more the better ~