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Free Live Webcast from BICOG - 3.10 pm BST today

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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is delighted to offer Fellows and Members the opportunity to view the following lectures 'LIVE' as they are delivered on Wednesday 23 June 2010 at the 32nd British International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

RCOG release: NHS cultural shift is needed in the provision of services for women

The President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will today call upon the new Coalition Government to listen and to work with its doctors to change the NHS for the better.  This comes on the day the College releases the results of its pre-election member poll at the 32nd British International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BICOG) in Belfast.

Lord Patel

The RCOG congratulates Lord Narendra Patel of Dunkeld on his award of  the Order of the Thistle from the Queen.

New Green-top Guideline: The Management of HIV in Pregnancy

The RCOG has published the second edition of Green-top Guideline 39 - The Management of HIV in Pregnancy.

Wellbeing of Women Research News

This year Wellbeing of Women received a record number of applications from doctors applying to undertake reseach projects.

New Consent Advice published - Surgical Evacuation of the Uterus for Early Pregnancy Loss

This paper provides advice for clinicians in obtaining consent of women undergoing surgical evacuation of the uterus for early pregnancy loss.

BJOG release: Smoking when pregnant causes pelvic pain

New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows that smoking during pregnancy can result in pelvic pain in some women.

Election of Vice Presidents

The RCOG Council is pleased to announce that the following have been elected as Vice Presidents:

Professor James Johnston Walker - Senior Vice President (International)

Professor William Leigh Ledger - Vice President (Education)

Mr David Hugh Richmond - Vice President (Standards)

BJOG release: New study on the safety of prescribing antihypertensive drugs in pregnancy

New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology hypothesises that the common drugs used to treat hypertension in pregnancy may have an effect on child functional development.  

Three new scientic opinion papers from the RCOG

The RCOG has published three new Scientific Advisory Committee opinion papers: Nutrition in Pregnancy, The Use of Mesh in Gynaecological Surgery and Evaluating New Screening Methodologies.