Health of Aboriginal Mothers and Babies in NSW

Authors

Victoria J. Westley-Wise, University of WollongongFollow
Lee Taylor, New South Wales Health

RIS ID

135582

Publication Details

V. Westley-Wise & L. Taylor, "Health of Aboriginal Mothers and Babies in NSW", NSW Public Health Bulletin 5 1 (1994) 1-4.

Abstract

There are, on average, about 1300 births to Aboriginal mothers in NSW each year - 1.5 per cent of all births in NSW. For Aboriginal mothers pregnancy is characterised by fewer antenatal visits and higher rates of gestational diabetes, premature rupture of membranes and threatened premature labour compared with non-Aboriginal mothers.