The National Core Maternity Indicators present information on measures of clinical activity and outcomes between 2004 and 2013. The purpose of the Indicators is to monitor the safety and quality of maternity care to ensure that there is continual improvement in the quality of maternity services following the introduction of the National Maternity Services Plan (AHMAC 2011). This report and data portal release covers 15 discrete indicators, of which 3 are new indicators, while 12 have been updated with the most recently available 2013 national perinatal data. Data are presented by jurisdiction, by Primary Health Network, and at the national level by hospital annual number of births, hospital sector, and mother’s Indigenous status. Some indicators are presented by remoteness.
The following National core maternity indicators report series contains baseline data and commentary for these indicators.
The AIHW acknowledges the clinical advice and input of the Expert Commentary Group and funding from the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council Maternity Services Inter-jurisdictional Committee.
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