PHIDU - Mothers and Babies (PHN) 2012-2015

This dataset, released April 2017, contains mother and babies statistics relating to Low birth weight babies, 2012 to 2014; Smoking during pregnancy, 2012 to 2014; Breastfeeding (modelled estimates), 2014-15; Fully breastfed babies at 3 and 6 months, 2014-15; Children who first ate soft, semi-solid or solid food before 4 months of age, 2014-15. The data is by Primary Health Network (PHN) 2017 geographic boundaries based on the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

There are 31 PHNs set up by the Australian Government. Each network is controlled by a board of medical professionals and advised by a clinical council and community advisory committee. The boundaries of the PHNs closely align with the Local Hospital Networks where possible.

For more information please see the data source notes: http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/data-archive/sha-aust/2015-onwards/phidu_data_sources_notes_2017.pdf on the data.

Source: Compiled by PHIDU based on data from: NSW Department of Health; Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity, Victoria; Perinatal Data Collection, Department of Health, Queensland; Department of Health and Ageing SA; WA Department of Health; Tasmanian Perinatal Database; NT Department of Health; ACT Health.

Please note:

• AURIN has spatially enabled the original data: http://phidu.torrens.edu.au/social-health-atlases/data-archive/data-archive-social-health-atlases-of-australia#social-health-atlas-of-australia-data-released-april-june-september-december-2017-by-population-health-area-local-government-area-and-primary-health-network.
• "*" - Indicates statistically significant, at the 95% confidence level.
• "**" - Indicates statistically significant, at the 99% confidence level.
• "~" - Indicates modelled estimates have Relative Root Mean Square Errors (RRMSEs) from 0.25 to 0.50 and should be used with caution.
• "~~" - Indicates modelled estimates have RRMSEs greater than 0.50 but less than 1 and are considered too unreliable for general use.

• '?' - Indicates modelled estimates are considered too unreliable.

• Blank cell - Indicates data was not shown/not applicable/not published/not available for the specific area ('#', '..', '^', 'np, 'n.a.', 'n.y.a.' in original PHIDU data).