The RCOG responds to the latest MBRRACE-UK report Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care which examines the care received by women who die during or up to a year after pregnancy in the UK between 2016 and 2018.
The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has also published its latest advice for the priority groups to receive the Oxford University/AstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines. This includes updated advice for pregnant and breastfeeding women who meet other criteria for priority vaccination.
Read the RCOG's statement about having the COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy.
RCOG responds to revised coronavirus guidelines released by the NHS allowing pregnant women to have their partner present during scans, labour and birth.
Putting themselves front and centre in the efforts to make the UK the safest and best place to give birth, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are proposing a bold and ambitious vision for maternity services.
The RCOG and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have today welcomed the Ockenden Review. Read our full response here.
The RCOG responds to the latest stillbirth statistics released by Office of National Statistics.
Professor Jane Norman is the first woman to be awarded the RCOG's prestigious Eardley Holland Gold Medal.
Leading Colleges have released advice for healthcare professionals to ensure they provide screening results to pregnant women and their partners in an unbiased and non-directive way.
The Health Foundation has awarded a grant for a project looking at whether changes to maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic have affected existing inequalities.
Leading Colleges including RCOG have launched a campaign aimed at encouraging healthcare professionals to work collaboratively and tackle domestic violence towards women and girls.
A BBC News Investigation has looked into failures in the diagnosis of serious medical issues during private baby scans.
Tommy’s Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre has released a new study suggesting caffeine raises the risk of stillbirth in pregnancy.
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