Perinatal Health Indicators

Selected indicators of perinatal health in Nova Scotia. Read about RCP's perinatal health indicators.

Also available are perinatal health reports we published before July 2016.

Tables and graphs showing for fiscal years 2006 to 2014 (April 2006 - March 2015) the proportion of infants in Nova Scotia who were fed breast milk exclusively during the birth admission, or in the first three days of life for infants born at home and not admitted to hospital in this time period, among infants whose mothers intended to breastfeed.

Tables and graphs showing for fiscal years 2006 to 2014 (April 2006 - March 2015) the proportion of Nova Scotia women who reported that they were non-smokers at the time of admission for delivery, or at the time of delivery for women who had a home birth, among women who reported that they smoked tobacco at the time of their first prenatal visit.