Smoking in pregnancy (Aboriginal women)
Why this indicator is important
Smoking during pregnancy can be harmful to the child and parent, resulting in poor health and development outcomes for the baby, and health risks to the mother.[1]
- Between 2015 and 2021, the NSW smoking rate for Aboriginal pregnant women fell from 17.0% to 14.0%.[2]
- The smoking rate for Aboriginal pregnant women fell in most local health districts between 2015 and 2020.[2]
Proportion of Aboriginal women who quit smoking in second half of pregnancy*, NSW 2016-2021
About this indicator
This indicator shows the proportion of Aboriginal women* in NSW who quit smoking in their second half of pregnancy.
- In 2021 14.0% of pregnant Aboriginal women quit smoking in the second half of their pregnancy.
- This percentage has increased from a low of 9.6% in 2019.
N = Number of pregnant women, 2019.
*Pregnant women who smoked during the first half of the pregnancy but did not smoke in the second half of the pregnancy
Notes
1. Data Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (sourced from HealthStats NSW, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health). Available at Healthstats.nsw.gov.au (accessed August 2023).
References
1. Cancer Institute NSW. 2022/23 ‘Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy’ Campaign [Internet]. Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW, 2022 [cited 8 March 2024]. Available from: https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/prevention-and-screening/preventing-cancer/campaigns/quit-smoking-campaigns/2022-23-quitting-smoking-in-pregnancy-campaign-too
2. Cancer Institute NSW. Reporting for Better Outcomes. Annual statewide report, 2022. Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW, 2022.
