Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Preterm Births Preterm Births The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Preterm Births In reply to the Hon. I.K. HUNTER (20 February 2020). The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Preterm Births The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised: There has been an increasing trend in all preterm births in South Australia from 2010 to 2017 from 8.9 per cent to 9.6 per cent. In rural South Australia, preterm births from 2010 to 2017 rose from 8.8 percent to 9.7 per cent. In metropolitan Adelaide, preterm births from 2010 to 2017 rose from 8.5 percent to 9.1 per cent. Among Aboriginal women, preterm births from 2010 to 2017 rose from 17.1 percent to 19.1 per cent. Among non-Aboriginal women, preterm births from 2010 to 2017 rose from 8.6 percent to 9.2 per cent. Among mothers aged less than 19 years, preterm births from 2010 to 2017 rose from 9.7 per cent to 14.9 percent. Among mothers aged over 35 years preterm births from 2010 to 2017 rose from 9.2 percent to 11.6 per cent.