Save the Children Australia has published a report,
State of Australia's Mothers 2016. Some of the key findings were:
- Mothers in urban cities have better outcomes across all measures, but there are disparities within cities. For example, in Sydney, infants born in the southwest are twice as likely to die before their first birthday as babies born in the wealthier inner-city North Shore.
- Mothers in regional and remote areas have poorer health outcomes than city mother, with higher hospitalisation and mortality rates
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers face higher mortality rates for themselves and their children. On average, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are behind non-Aboriginal Australians on almost all typical indicators of wellbeing.
- Mothers on low incomes have challenges involving keeping their immediate environment healthy and secure, feeding and clothing their children, looking after their health needs and keeping their children in school.
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