Indigenous birth registrations hit a record high in NSW

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Aboriginal births registered in NSW climbed by 53 per cent last year with a record 7,491 births

recorded in this state, according to the latest figures from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.campaign targeting Indigenous communities and the introduction of online birth registrations“It’s wonderful to see so many Aboriginal families taking advantage of the convenience ofshopfront services,” Mr Speakman said.

“Without registration, it’s not possible to get a birth certificate and it can be difficult to access“A birth certificate also gives children their first form of identification in life, which is a basiccommunities,” he said. Since it began in 2006, the number of Indigenous women giving birth at The Royal Hospital has tripled from 30 per year to around 100, says Aboriginal healthworker Trudy Allende.

 

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Now that we can identify as anything we want on our birth certificates maybe this is a flow on effect?

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