Table 1 Demographics and mode of birth of women giving birth in NSW between 2000-2008
All women | |
|---|---|
No of births | 510,006 |
Age of women at delivery (Mean and SD) | 29.7 (5.55) |
% Primiparous | 40.6% |
Place of birth | |
Hospital | 94.5% |
Birth Centre | 3.30% |
Planned Birth Centre transferred to hospital | 1.30% |
Planned Home Birth | 0.20% |
Planned Home Birth transferred to Hospital | 0.01% |
Born Before Arrival | 0.60% |
Type of Birth | |
Normal Vaginal Delivery | 85.3% |
Forceps | 4.8% |
Ventouse | 9.4% |
Vaginal Breech | 0.6% |
Country of Birth of Mother | |
Australia | 71.6% |
New Zealand | 2.6% |
England | 2.2% |
Vietnam | 2.2% |
China | 2.1% |
Lebanon | 2.1% |
Other | 17.2% |