Table 3 Characteristics of all Northern Territory residents who birthed: comparison of time periods 2001–2003 and 2010–2012, by Aboriginal status
Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-2003 | 2010-2012 | 2001-2003 | 2010-2012 | |
Total births (n) | 3,949 | 3,905 | 6,524 | 7,271 |
% of births | % of births | % of births | % of births | |
Induction of labour | 18.0 | 22.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 |
Vaginal delivery (including instrumental) | 76.3 | 72.0 | 73.7 | 68.5 |
Elective caesarean | 7.5 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 16.2 |
Emergency caesarean | 16.2 | 18.0 | 13.4 | 15.4 |
Characteristics of mothers | ||||
Maternal age | ||||
Less than 20 years | 29.7 | 22.1 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
20 to 24 years | 30.9 | 32.2 | 17.2 | 15.3 |
25 to 29 years | 21.6 | 23.5 | 29.5 | 29.8 |
30 to 34 years | 12.3 | 14.3 | 31.3 | 31.0 |
35 years and over | 5.5 | 8.0 | 16.6 | 20.8 |
Marriage status | ||||
Single | 48.6 | 60.6 | 19.4 | 17.8 |
Married/defacto | 44.6 | 36.4 | 74.7 | 60.3 |
Other | 6.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 21.8 |
Parity | ||||
First-time mother | 31.8 | 32.6 | 43.5 | 44.2 |
1–2 previous births | 42.9 | 42.6 | 47.1 | 47.8 |
≥ 3 previous births | 25.2 | 24.8 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
Place of birth | ||||
Public hospital | 94.5 | 95.6 | 68.9 | 70.2 |
Private hospital | 1.2 | 0.4 | 29.7 | 27.9 |
Other | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Residence of mother | ||||
Urban | 31.2 | 27.3 | 92.9 | 85.7 |
Remote | 68.8 | 72.7 | 7.1 | 14.3 |
Medical and obstetric factors | ||||
Multiple pregnancy | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Early antenatal visit | 38.4 | 50.3 | 64.4 | 82.0 |
Previous caesarean section | 17.0 | 18.4 | 12.0 | 15.8 |
Smoked during pregnancy | 40.5 | 46.5 | 20.6 | 11.1 |
Diabetes in pregnancy | 6.2 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 7.9 |
Maternal hypertension | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Pre-eclampsia | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
Malpresentation | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
Preterm delivery | 12.2 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
Late-term (≥41 weeks) | 8.8 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 14.7 |
Premature rupture of membranes | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Prolonged rupture of membranes | 6.0 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Intrauterine growth retardation | 18.2 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 8.6 |
Macrosomia | 6.4 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 13.1 |