Leaving early
Proportion of women who gave birth in hospital, by postnatal hospital stay (in days), 2021
Less
than 1 day
1
day
2
days
3
days
4
days
5
days
6
days
7-
13 days
14
days or more
NSW
5.0%
19.9%
27.0%
19.6%
14.9%
10.4%
1.9%
1.2%
0.1%
VIC
4.4%
18.4%
30.1%
21.3%
17.6%
6.6%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
Qld
6.5%
25.6%
29.2%
17.5%
11.6%
7.3%
1.4%
0.8%
0.0%
SA
6.7%
27.1%
26.3%
16.2%
12.6%
8.5%
1.7%
0.8%
0.0%
Tas
9.8%
22.6%
22.0%
17.6%
13.1%
9.8%
2.9%
1.9%
0.2%
ACT
7.8%
20.7%
27.8%
20.3%
11.2%
9.0%
1.8%
1.0%
0.2%
NT
6.7%
23.3%
27.6%
19.4%
10.4%
7.3%
2.6%
2.6%
0.1%
Australia
5.5%
21.4%
28.3%
19.3%
14.6%
8.4%
1.5%
1.0%
0.1%
