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20 March 2013
Independent maternal demographic factors such as social status, ethnicity and maternal age can predict the likelihood of operative births in the UK, according a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and
20 March 2013
Women who are invited for their routine smear test whilst they are pregnant can wait until after their baby is born but there are circumstances when women should still attend for their smear or colposcopy, advises new patient information published
19 March 2013
A new study, published today in The Lancet, states that maternal vitamin D levels in pregnancy do not affect children’s bone health.
19 March 2013
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) welcomes the agreement by Member States at the 57th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to declare an end to violence against women and girls.
14 March 2013
The Medical Director of the NHS Commissioning Board, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, has announced the names of the 21 new National Clinical Directors (NCDs) appointed to provide expert advice and research to the national medical directorate.
13 March 2013
Too many clinical errors are occurring with the requesting and administration of anti-D prophylaxis to prevent Rhesus Haemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (Rh HDFN) in pregnant women, finds a new paper published today in BJOG: An
8 March 2013
The RCOG welcomes the UK Government’s assurances to ending violence against women and the multi-agency approach it has put in place to achieve this.
4 March 2013
This week marks Endometriosis Awareness Week (4-10 March 2013) which aims to promote a greater awareness and understanding of Endometriosis.
28 February 2013
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. To mark the month the national cancer charity Target Ovarian Cancer has released statistics from their Pathfinder Study of the general population about the cancer which showed that 47% of women incorrectly
27 February 2013
Most first-time mothers wait until after 6 weeks postpartum to resume vaginal sex following childbirth and women who have an operative vaginal birth, caesarean section, perineal tear or episiotomy appear to wait longer, suggests a new study