Baby discharge status

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  1. Overview
  2. Baby discharge status by hospital sector and local health district of hospital, NSW 2022
  3. Downloads
  4. Notes
  5. Related links

Overview

In 2022, 96.2% of babies born in NSW were discharged from the hospital where they were born, 0.7% were stillborn, 0.2% of neonates died and 2.3% were transferred. More information on perinatal deaths can be found in Maternal and perinatal deaths​​​.​

Baby discharge status by hospital sector and local health district of hospital, NSW 2022

By number of births

Hospital sector–Local Health DistrictDischargedStillbornNeonatal deathTransferredNot statedTotal
Public–Sydney49826712137165214
Public–South Western Sydney1005461233343310505
Public–South Eastern Sydney6720692716116978
Public–Illawarra Shoalhaven3260n.p.n.p.5203336
Public–Western Sydney95079322326369984
Public–Nepean Blue Mountains426925111542084667
Public–Northern Sydney4723361914324923
Public–Central Coast300618n.p.n.p.03046
Public–Hunter New England87289635294869239
Public–Northern NSW2629n.p.n.p.321212807
Public–Mid North Coast21436063212233
Public–Southern NSW1534n.p.061 n.p.1602
Public–Murrumbidgee2066n.p.n.p.79522215
Public–Western NSW340120n.p.90n.p.3518
Public–Far West193n.p.0n.p.0205
Public–Total67215n.p.n.p.195258070472
Private
20530n.p.n.p.146820748
Total NSW188153622167209859491634

By percentage of births

Hospital sector–Local Health DistrictDischargedStillbornNeonatal deathTransferredNot statedTotal
Public–Sydney95.61.30.22.60.3100.0
Public–South Western Sydney95.70.60.23.20.3100.0
Public–South Eastern Sydney96.31.00.42.30.0100.0
Public–Illawarra Shoalhaven97.7n.p.n.p.1.60.0100.0
Public–Western Sydney95.20.90.23.30.4100.0
Public–Nepean Blue Mountains91.50.50.23.34.5100.0
Public–Northern Sydney95.90.70.42.90.0100.0
Public–Central Coast98.70.6n.p.n.p.0.0100.0
Public–Hunter New England94.51.00.43.20.9100.0
Public–Northern NSW93.7n.p.n.p.1.14.3100.0
Public–Mid North Coast96.00.30.02.80.9100.0
Public–Southern NSW95.8n.p.0.03.8n.p.100.0
Public–Murrumbidgee93.3n.p.n.p.3.62.3100.0
Public–Western NSW96.70.6n.p.2.6n.p.100.0
Public–Far West94.1n.p.0.0n.p.0.0100.0
Public–Total95.4n.p.n.p.2.80.8100.0
​Private98.9n.p.n.p.0.70.0100.0
Total NSW196.20.70.22.30.6100.0

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Notes

Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (SAPHaRI). Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.

  1. Total NSW includes births at home assisted by independent midwives.
  2. Cells with counts less than 5 are suppressed, and other cells may also be hidden to prevent back-calculation. These cells are marked with n.p.
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Current as at: Friday 17 January 2025
Contact page owner: Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence