Indigenous mothers and those from poor backgrounds are not seeking or do not have access to the full range of antenatal checks during pregnancy, although ­almost all women in Australia had at least one check in 2013.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on mothers and babies, compiling 2013 data, revealed a country where the rate at which women give birth has increased in the past decade and the age at which they give birth has dropped.

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