Demographics and mode of birth of all women giving birth in NSW between 2000 and 2008 and in three time epochs (2000–2002, 2003–2005, 2006–2008)
| All women | 2000–2002 | 2003–2005 | 2006–2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of births | 510006 | 160160 | 186310 | 163536 |
| Age of women at delivery (mean and SD) | 29.7 (5.55) | 29.5 (5.51) | 29.7 (5.53) | 30.0 (5.60) |
| Percentage of primiparous women | 40.6 | 40.2 | 41.0 | 40.4 |
| Percentage of male babies | 50.9 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 50.9 |
| Place of birth | ||||
| Hospital (%) | 94.5 | 94.9 | 94.6 | 94.0 |
| Birth centre (%) | 3.30 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Planned birth centre transferred to hospital (%) | 1.30 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Planned Home Birth (%) | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Planned Home Birth transferred to Hospital (%) | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Born Before Arrival | 0.60 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Type of birth | ||||
| Normal vaginal delivery | 85.3% | 85.6 | 85.4 | 84.7 |
| Forceps | 4.8% | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Ventouse | 9.4% | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.0 |
| Vaginal breech | 0.6% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Country of birth of mother | ||||
| Australia | 71.6% | 72.5 | 71.9 | 70.3 |
| New Zealand | 2.6% | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| England | 2.2% | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Vietnam | 2.2% | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| China | 2.1% | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Lebanon | 2.1% | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Other | 17.2% | 17.2 | 17.2 | 18.6 |