Mode of birth
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Please note that these indicators are not currently up to date and will be replaced shortly with dashboards. In the meantime the most currently available data is available at https://www.data.act.gov.au or contact healthinfo@act.gov.au
Commentary
- Of ACT resident women who gave birth in the ACT, over half were unassisted vaginal births (52.8% in 2017). For first time mothers the percentage was lower (40.6% in 2017) however they still comprised the majority of births.
Chart
Mode of birth in ACT hospitals, ACT residents,2008 to 2017
Data
To access the data, select "View source data" link at the bottom of the visualisation. This link will open up a data table that you can download.
Codes and sources
ACT Maternal Perinatal Data Collection