Maternity services discussion paper launched
Source: Australia. Minister for Health and Ageing. Media Release
"As part of the Rudd Government’s development of a national action plan for maternity services, Health Minister Nicola Roxon today (10/9/08) launched a discussion paper on improving maternity services in Australia.Preliminary figures suggest Australia may be on the cusp of a new baby boom. In 2005, 267,793 women gave birth to 272,419 babies, the second highest number of births in Australia’s history, second only to 1971."