Additional information Data on the prevalence of pre-eclampsia in Australia are limited. In 2012, hypertension or pre-eclampsia were the reasons for 9.0–13.2% of labour inductions in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory and 1.3–2.4% of caesarean sections in Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Data collection methods varied and, for other states and territories, were unavailable or unpublished (). There were nine maternal deaths related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy between 2008 and 2012 These deaths were all due to pre-eclampsia and its complications, and all deaths were classified as (). direct. The maternal mortality rate during 2008–2012 for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was 0.6 per 100,000 women who gave birth compared with 0.4 per 100,000 women who gave birth in 2006–2010, and 0.8 per 100,000 women who gave birth in 2003–2005. Advice to EWG The identified evidence and additional information will inform the narrative.
Additional information Data on the prevalence of pre-eclampsia in Australia are limited. In 2012, hypertension or pre-eclampsia were the reasons for 9.0–13.2% of labour inductions in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory and 1.3–2.4% of caesarean sections in Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Data collection methods varied and, for other states and territories, were unavailable or unpublished (). There were nine maternal deaths related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy between 2008 and 2012 (). These deaths were all due to pre-eclampsia and its complications, and all deaths were classified as direct. The maternal mortality rate during 2008–2012 for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was 0.6 per 100,000 women who gave birth compared with 0.4 per 100,000 women who gave birth in 2006–2010, and 0.8 per 100,000 women who gave birth in 2003–2005. Advice to EWG The identified evidence and additional information will inform the narrative.
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