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Overview

Third and fourth degree perineal tears affect about 3% of all Australian women who have a vaginal birth, and 5% of women having their first vaginal birth. 

Last updated 30 June 2023.

Full Atlas

The full Atlas can be downloaded as a PDF using the link below. Please be aware this download may take some time due to the size of the Atlas (59MB):

About the Atlas and how to interpret the data visualisations (PDF, 2MB) shows how to interpret the data correctly and explains the limitations of the data prior to using the Atlas.

Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation - expert advisory groups

Jurisdictional Advisory Group

• Dr Tina (Christina) Bertilone
  
  

A range of media and communications assets are available to help promote the Atlas 2018.

Summaries of the key data findings for each state and territory, as well as a national data summary from the third Atlas (2018) are available for download: