More than 315,000 infants have been born in Australia in 2021 – probably the most infants ever born in a single yr.
It marks a rise of 20,000 births on the earlier yr, in response to a brand new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
The new knowledge additionally confirms ladies are giving delivery later in life and greater than 90 per cent of those births convey wholesome infants into the world.
One in 4 ladies who gave delivery in 2021 have been 35 years previous or extra.
“The average maternal age continues to increase for first-time mothers and for those who have given birth previously,” AIHW spokesman Deanna Eldridge mentioned.
The common age for first-time moms is now inching nearer to 30, whereas the common age for ladies having their second baby is 32.
More than 9 in 10 ladies aged 35 or older gave delivery to infants born at-term and with a wholesome delivery weight of between 2.5kg and 4.49kg.
Another constructive pattern rising from the information is the constant decline in moms smoking whereas pregnant.
“We continue to see a consistent downward trend in the number of women who smoke while pregnant,” Ms Eldridge mentioned.
“In 2021, 8.7 per cent of mothers reported smoking during their pregnancy – down from 13 per cent in 2011.”
One in 5 of these ladies stop smoking throughout the first 20 weeks.
The 2021 birthrate was 61 births per 1000 ladies of their reproductive years (between 15 and 44 years previous).
It doesn’t fairly surpass the height of 66 births per 1000 ladies in 2007.
Source: www.news.com.au
