| AB | antibiotics |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACAMS | Australian Congenital Anomalies Monitoring System |
| ACHI | Australian Classification of Health Interventions |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AFE | amniotic fluid embolism |
| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| AMOSS | Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System |
| AN | antenatal |
| ANZNN | Australia and New Zealand Neonatal Network |
| APH | antepartum haemorrhage |
| ART | artificial reproductive technology |
| b/wt | birthweight |
| BBA | born before arrival |
| BMI | body mass index |
| C/S | caesarean section |
| CCD | census collection district |
| COD | Causes of Death (ABS data collection of Causes of Death) |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPD | cephalo-pelvic disproportion |
| CS | caesarean section |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT Scan | computerised tomography scan |
| CTG | cardiotocography |
| CVS | chorionic villi sampling |
| DandC | dilation and curette |
| DCO | data collection overview |
| DOB | date of birth |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EBL | estimated blood loss |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ECV | external cephalic version |
| EDB | estimated date of birth |
| EDD | expected due date |
| FTP | failure to progress |
| GBS | group B streptococcus |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| HDU | high dependency unit |
| HF | high frequency |
| ICD-10-AM | International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IPPR | intermittent positive pressure respiration |
| IPPV | intermittent positive pressure ventilation |
| IUGR | intra uterine growth restriction |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVH | intraventricular haemorrhage |
| Ix | investigations |
| LGA | local government area |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LOS | length of stay |
| METeOR | AIHW Metadata Online Registry |
| MIM | Maternity Information Matrix |
| MO | medical officer |
| MPMM | maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality |
| MSAFP | maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein |
| NCIS | National Coroners Information Service |
| NEC | necrotising enterocolitis |
| NHDD | National Health Data Dictionary |
| NHISSC | National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee |
| NHMD | National Hospital Morbidity Database |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit |
| NMDD | National Maternal Deaths Database |
| NMDS | National Minimum Data Set |
| NPDC | National Perinatal Data Collection |
| NPESU | National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| OP | occipito posterior |
| PDC | Perinatal Data Collection (this is a generic term and will have a different name in each jurisdiction) |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PET | pre-eclampsic toxaemia or pre-eclampsia |
| PIH | pregnancy-induced hypertension |
| PMC | Perinatal Mortality Committee (this is a generic term and will have a different name in each jurisdiction) |
| PN | postnatal |
| QLD | Queensland |
| RCA | Register of Congenital Anomalies (this is a generic term and will have a different name in each jurisdiction) |
| RoM | rupture of membranes |
| ROP | retinopathy of prematurity |
| S/T | state and territory |
| SA | South Australia |
| SCN | special care nursery |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| STI | sexually transmitted disease |
| STMMC | state and territory maternal mortality committee |
| TAS | Tasmania |
| TMC | threatened miscarriage |
| TOP | termination of pregnancy |
| TPN | parenteral nutrition |
| TSI | Torres Strait Islander |
| TTTS | Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome |
| US | ultrasound |
| VBAC | vaginal birth after caesarean |
| VI | ventricular index |
| VIC | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |