Table 2 Key maternal and neonatal indicators by Indigenous status

Gestation at birth^a

< 32 weeks

1,499

51

3.4

42,810

892

2.1

1.3

0.4

2.2*

< 37 weeks

1,499

191

12.7

42,810

3,787

8.9

3.9

2.2

5.6*

Onset of labour^a

Spontaneous

1,499

1,027

68.5

42,805

27,154

63.5

5.1

2.7

7.5*

Induced

298

19.9

9,931

23.2

−3.3

−5.4

−1.3*

No labour - CS

174

11.6

5,720

13.4

−1.8

−3.4

−0.1*

Analgesia^a

Inhalational

1,380

649

47.0

39,365

18,263

46.4

0.6

−2.0

3.3

Opioid

1,380

368

26.7

39,365

9,031

22.9

3.7

1.4

6.1*

Epidural

1,380

287

20.8

39,365

10,754

27.3

−6.5

−8.7

−4.3*

Five min Apgar score^b

< 7

1,520

36

2.4

43,612

917

2.1

0.3

−0.5

1.0

Method of birth^b

Non-instrumental vaginal

1,516

1,039

68.5

43,460

27,079

62.3

6.2

3.8

8.6*

Forceps

16

1.1

989

2.3

−1.2

−1.8

−0.7*

Vacuum

69

4.6

3,102

7.1

−2.6

−3.7

−1.5*

Caesarean section

392

25.9

12,290

28.3

−2.4

−4.7

−0.2*

VBAC^a

Vaginal birth, parity 1, previous CS; singleton cephalic term

52

8

15.4

2,150

457

21.3

−5.9

−15.8

4.1

Perineal trauma^c

Intact or 1^st degree tear

1,320

1,146

86.8

37,005

28,072

75.9

11.0

9.1

12.8*

2^nd degree tear

153

11.6

6,072

16.4

−7.2

−8.8

−5.6*

3^rd or 4^th degree tear

52

3.9

2,861

7.7

−3.8

−4.9

−2.7*

Episiotomy

1,319

73

5.5

36,995

3,705

10.0

−4.5

−5.8

−3.2*

SGA^b

< 10^th centile

1,476

207

14.0

41,934

4,115

9.8

4.2

2.4

6.0*

Low birth weight^b

< 2500 g

1,523

201

13.2

43,691

3,586

8.2

5.0

3.3

6.7*

Perinatal outcome^b

Stillbirth

1,523

12

0.8

43,693

298

0.7

0.1

−0.3

0.6

Neonatal death

13

0.9

224

0.5

0.3

−0.1

0.8

(Perinatal deaths)

25

1.6

522

1.2

0.4

−0.2

0.1

Survived

1,498

98.4

43,171

98.8

Admission to NCCU^b

1,523

280

18.4

43,693

6,004

13.7

4.6

2.7

6.6*

Length of stay

Maternal < 3 days^a

1,492

985

66.0

42,655

24,892

58.4

7.7

5.2

10.1*

Neonate in NCCU > 7 days^b

1,523

41

2.7

43,693

683

1.6

1.1

0.3

2.0*

Feeding at discharge^b

Breast milk

1,385

959

69.2

40,881

31,192

76.3

−7.1

−9.5

−4.6*

Breast & formula

92

6.6

3,688

9.0

−2.4

−3.7

−1.0*

Formula

315

22.7

5,730

14.0

8.7

6.5

11.0*

Gavage

19

1.4

218

0.5

0.8

0.2

1.5

Other

0

0.0

53

0.1

−0.1

−0.2

−0.001*