Mode of birth by maternal age
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Commentary
- Mothers who gave birth by caesarean section in 2019–2021 were generally older than mothers who had other types of births. Over half (54.6%) of women aged 40 years and over gave birth via caesarean section compared with 25.4% of women aged 20–24 years.
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Births by mode of birth, ACT mothers, 2019-21
Data
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