Queensland Perinatal Statistics 2020

Final Report
(released December 2021)

Executive Summary
An overview of perinatal statistics for 2020 (PDF, 100kB)

Perinatal Statistics 2020 Annual Report Introduction (PDF, 521kB)
Perinatal Statistics 2020 Annual Report Tables (PDF, 643kB)

1.& 2.  Summary Statistics (PDF, 89kB; XLSX tables and figures, 41kB)
Selected variables by year - number of mothers  
Selected variables by year - proportion of all mothers
Selected variables by year - number of babies  
Selected variables by year - proportion of all babies

3.  Assisted Conception Information (PDF, 60kB; XLSX tables and figures, 37kB)
Mothers, Queensland:
3.01 Mothers by method of assistance and type of facility
3.02 Mothers by method of assistance
3.03 Age of mother by assisted conception
3.04 Mothers by method of assistance and plurality
3.05 Mothers with assisted conception: Birth weight by gestation
3.06 Assisted conception by Hospital and Health Service of usual residence of mother
3.07 Assisted conception by birth status

4.  Mother's Demographic Details (PDF, 36kB; XLSX tables and figures, 31kB)
Mothers, Queensland:
4.01 Age of mother by plurality of pregnancy
4.02 Hospital and Health Service of usual residence of mother
4.03 Marital status of mother by plurality of pregnancy
4.04 Indigenous status of mother
4.05 Country of birth of mother  
4.06 Body Mass Index (BMI) by facility type

5.  Mother’s Antenatal Details (PDF, 49kB; XLSX tables and figures,48kB)  
Mothers, Queensland:
5.01 Number of antenatal visits by indigenous status of mother
5.02 Parity by age of mother
5.03 Selected medical conditions of mother
5.04 Selected pregnancy complications
5.05 Antenatal transfer status by indigenous status of mother
5.06 Selected reasons for antenatal transfer by indigenous status of mother
5.07 Smoking Status by number of cigarettes after 20 weeks gestation
5.08 Smoking Advice during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy to mothers who smoked
5.09 Antenatal care type
5.10 Gestation at first antenatal visit by facility type

6.  Labour and Delivery Details (PDF, 125kB; XLSX tables and figures, 101kB)
Mothers, Births, Queensland:
6.01 Onset of labour by plurality of pregnancy
6.02 Onset of labour by age of mother
6.03 Selected reason for induction
6.04 Presentation by plurality of pregnancy
6.05 Method of birth by plurality of pregnancy
6.06 Method of birth by age of mother
6.07 Method of birth by presentation
6.08 Method of birth by method of pharmacological analgesia during labour/birth
6.09 Method of birth by method of non-pharmacological analgesia during labour/birth
6.10 Method of birth by method of anaesthesia for birth
6.11 Labour status by primary caesarean section reason
6.12 Onset of labour by method of birth
6.13 Onset of labour by method of birth for term, singleton vertex births to primiparous mothers
6.14 Method of birth by onset of labour, mothers with previous caesarean section
6.15 Selected labour and birth complications
6.16 Selected labour and birth complications following a period of labour
6.17 Selected procedures and operations performed during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium
6.18 Selected puerperium complications
6.19a Genital tract trauma by surgical repair
6.19b Genital tract trauma, episiotomy / laceration by surgical repair
6.20 Episiotomy by surgical repair
6.21a Genital tract trauma by accoucheur for term, singleton births to primiparous mothers with a vaginal non-instrumental birth
6.21b Genital tract trauma by accoucheur for term, singleton births to multiparous mothers with a vaginal non-instrumental birth
6.22 Selected antenatal ultrasounds/scans

7.  Baby Details (PDF, 75kB; XLSX tables and figures, 65kB)
Births, Queensland:
7.01 Sex by outcome
7.02a Apgar score at 1 minute and 5 minutes (livebirths)
7.02b Apgar score at 1 minute by Apgar score at 5 minutes (livebirths)
7.03 Use of resuscitation (livebirths)
7.04 Resuscitation other than routine suction (livebirths)
7.05 Birthweight by indigenous status of mother
7.06 Gestation by indigenous status of mother
7.07 Birthweight by gestation (singleton births)
7.08 Birthweight by gestation (multiple births)
7.09 Neonatal treatment by gestation (livebirths)
7.10 Neonatal survival by birthweight
7.11 Selected conditions causing neonatal morbidity (livebirths)
7.12 Fluid baby received during the birth episode (livebirths discharged home)
7.13 Fluid baby received in the 24 hours prior to discharge (livebirths discharged home)

8.  Hospital, Birth Centres and Planned Home Births Information (PDF 92kB; XLSX tables and figures, 58kB)
Mothers, Queensland:  
8.01 Hospital and Health Service of usual residence of mother by type of facility and accommodation
8.02 Age of mother by type of facility and accommodation
8.03 Onset of labour by type of facility and accommodation
8.04 Method of birth by type of facility and accommodation
8.05 Hospital and Health Service of usual residence of mother by Hospital and Health Service of birth facility
8.06 Livebirths transferred - level of nursery at facility of birth by level of nursery at facility of transfer
8.07 Mothers transferred antenatally - level of nursery at facility of birth by level of nursery at facility of transfer
8.08 Hospital and Health Service of usual residence of mother by maternal age
8.09 Babies by facility of birth, type and name

9.  Discharge Details and Length of Stay (Mother and Baby) (PDF, 47kB; XLSX tables and figures, 41kB)
Mothers & Births:
9.01 Separation status of mother  
9.02 Separation status of baby
9.03 Mothers discharged home after birthing in a facility, postnatal length of stay of mother by type of facility and accommodation
9.04 Mothers discharged home after birthing in a facility, postnatal length of stay of mother by parity
9.05 Mothers discharged home after birthing in a facility, postnatal length of stay of mother by method of birth
9.06 Facility livebirths discharged home, length of stay by birthweight
9.07 Month of birth

10.  Perinatal Deaths (PDF, 86kB; XLSX tables and figures, 64kB)
Perinatal deaths, Queensland:
10.01 Perinatal deaths: Type of perinatal death by sex
10.02 Stillbirths: time of death by sex
10.03 Neonatal deaths: Age at neonatal death by sex
10.04 Age of mother by type of perinatal death
10.05 Indigenous status of mother by type of perinatal death
10.06 Marital status of mother by type of perinatal death
10.07 Plurality of pregnancy by type of perinatal death
10.08 Birthweight by type of perinatal death
10.09 Gestation by type of perinatal death
10.10 Hospital and Health service of usual residence of mother by type of perinatal death
10.11 Neonatal Deaths: Birthweight by gestation
10.12 Stillbirths: Birthweight by gestation
10.13 Main condition in fetus/neonate by type of perinatal death
10.14 Nature/site of congenital anomaly by type of perinatal death
10.15 Postmortem status by type of perinatal death
10.16 Selected weight & gestation grouped by type of perinatal death

Incidence Data Queensland Newborn Screening (PD, 28kB; XLSX tables and figures, 19kB)

Related links

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection Form - MR63D -  2020

Perinatal Data Collection Manuals

Perinatal Reports and Information

Queensland Hospital and Health Services Maps

Last updated: 1 January 2022