❓ The question seeks detailed data on maternal health complications experienced by surrogates in WA, but the answer indicates that the data is not collected at that level of specificity.
AnsweredQoN 708Legislative Council
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I refer to surrogacy in Western Australia (WA), and I ask:(a) what specific data does WA collect on maternal health complications experienced by surrogates; and(b) for each year from 2019-20 to 2023-24, how many surrogates in WA experienced:(i) severe postpartum haemorrhage;(ii) severe pre-eclampsia;(iii) puerperal sepsis;(iv) preterm birth before 37 weeks; and(v) emergency caesarean delivery?
I refer to surrogacy in Western Australia (WA), and I ask:
(a) what specific data does WA collect on maternal health complications experienced by surrogates; and
(b) for each year from 2019-20 to 2023-24, how many surrogates in WA experienced:
(i) severe postpartum haemorrhage;
(ii) severe pre-eclampsia;
(iii) puerperal sepsis;
(iv) preterm birth before 37 weeks; and
(v) emergency caesarean delivery?
I refer to surrogacy in Western Australia (WA), and I ask:
(a) what specific data does WA collect on maternal health complications experienced by surrogates; and
(b) for each year from 2019-20 to 2023-24, how many surrogates in WA experienced:
(i) severe postpartum haemorrhage;
(ii) severe pre-eclampsia;
(iii) puerperal sepsis;
(iv) preterm birth before 37 weeks; and
(v) emergency caesarean delivery?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 November 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
8 days
(a-b) Data collection does not capture information at this level of specificity.
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