Campaigning and opinions

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) welcomes the Government’s amendments published on 1 February 2012, ahead of the Report Stage in the House of Lords. 

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) welcomes the Health Select Committee’s report published on Tuesday (24 January 2012) on the review of public expenditure in health and social care.

The RCOG welcomes the news today of the Chief Medical Officer’s announcement to healthcare professionals on the importance of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and for breastfeeding women.

This week marks Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, a European wide initiative lead by the European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA). It aims to raise awareness of cervical cancer and how it can be prevented.

Today Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, publish a new report entitled ‘Preventing Babies’ Deaths: what needs to be done’.

A systematic review looking at induced abortion and mental health has been published today. It was developed for the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and funded by the Department of Health.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have tested caffeine levels in espressos bought from High Street coffee shops. Their paper published today in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Food and Function finds that caffeine ranged from 50mg per cup to over 300 mg in different shops.

The Birthplace study, conducted by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) at the University of Oxford, examined the impact of intended place of birth on maternal and perinatal outcomes for mothers with no complications in pregnancy.  It compared four birth settings:  birth in hospital obstetric units, free standing (FMU) and alongside (AMU) midwifery units and home birth.

Today the Department of Health has announced that from next September, a different vaccine will be used in the HPV vaccination programme.

NICE has today (23 November 2011) published its revised guidelines on caesarean section which provides several new and updated recommendations on the procedure.