Summary
This report is an online presentation of the 12 National Core Maternity Indicators currently reported. The indicators provide the most recent data available and assist in the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of patient care.
Antenatal period indicators
Labour and birth indicators – selected women
Selected women include those giving birth who were 20 to 34 years of age at the time of giving birth, gave birth at term (37–40 weeks gestation), and had a singleton baby who presented in the head down (vertex) position. Comparison of ‘selected’ groups of women allows for an indication of standard practice. Selected women, for these indicators, refers to a cohort of mothers who are expected to have reduced labour complications and better birth outcomes.
Labour and birth indicators – all women
Birth outcome indicators
The trend data presented in this report include years for which the COVID-19 pandemic was considered a public health emergency (2020–2022). The pandemic resulted in changes to the experience of pregnancy and childbirth for many women and their families, though due to the complex nature of the pandemic, its impacts on maternal and perinatal outcomes are still unclear. For more information, see Maternal and perinatal outcomes during the 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 pandemic.