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Victorian mothers, babies and children are now healthier and safer, with a new report showing a significant improvement in their health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Victoria\u2019s Mothers, Babies and Children report by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity, shows that Victoria is closing the gap on the rate of stillbirths and early infant deaths for children of Aboriginal women, with results almost the same as non-Aboriginal mothers.<\/p>\n

The perinatal mortality rate for Aboriginal babies fell significantly from 13.6 per 1,000 births in 2013-2015 to 9.1 in 2014-2016, compared to 9 per 1,000 for non-Aboriginal women.<\/p>\n

The proportion of babies of Aboriginal mothers having a low birthweight also fell \u2013 from 11.5 per cent in 2015, to 9.8 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n

The report also showed that in 2016, 79,319 women gave birth to 80,549 babies \u2013 a two per cent increase.<\/p>\n

The overall perinatal mortality rate also continues to fall and is at its lowest rate in 16 years.<\/p>\n

Maternal deaths continue to be rare in Victoria, with the maternal mortality rate 8.9 per 100,000 women who gave birth.<\/p>\n

The state government has accepted in principle all nine recommendations from the report, and work is already underway to improve identification of women at risk from depression and anxiety, the information given to pregnant women, and access to specialist medical care for vulnerable children.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery mother and baby deserves access to the highest quality and safe health services,\u201d Minister for Health Jill Hennessy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerinatal mortality is at its lowest rate in 16 years but we\u2019ll continue to work to make care even safer for all Victorian mothers and babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Download the Victoria\u2019s Mothers, Babies and Children report at health.vic.gov.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Victorian mothers, babies and children are now healthier and safer, with a new report showing a significant improvement in their health. The Victoria\u2019s Mothers, Babies and Children report by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity, shows that Victoria is closing the gap on the rate of stillbirths and early infant deaths […]<\/p>\n

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