Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are born healthy and strong
Target 2: By 2031, increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies with a healthy birthweight to 91 per cent.
Indicators:
Drivers:
- Proportion of mothers who smoke during pregnancy (any time, or after 20 weeks) by age groups
- Proportion of mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy by age groups
- Proportion of pregnant mothers with a pre-existing health condition (gestational diabetes, obesity, hypertension, other)
- Use of antenatal care by pregnant women:
- proportion with five or more antenatal visits
- proportion with at least one antenatal care visit in the first trimester
- Proportion of pre-term births
Contextual information:
- Progress towards parity
Disaggregation:
- States/territories
- Remoteness areas
- Socio-economic status of the locality
- Gender
Data Development:
Explore options to measure and report:
- access to culturally appropriate antenatal care for mothers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies based on location
- role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in parenting
- other risk factors such as alcohol and drug use during pregnancy in National Perinatal Data Collection which is linked to birthweight and preterm birth
- educational status of parents