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20 January 2016
RCOG policy briefing: Pregnant women planning travel to Zika affected areas
Further to the RCOG policy briefing: Zika virus in pregnancy, the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new advice on travel to countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing.
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20 January 2016
BJOG release: Depression of either parent linked to premature birth
Depression in both expectant mothers and fathers increases the risk of premature birth, finds a study published in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG).
19 January 2016
RCOG response to The Lancet: Ending preventable stillbirths series
The Lancet has published a five-paper series on ending preventable stillbirths. The series reports on the present state of stillbirths, highlights missed opportunities, and identifies actions for accelerated progress to end preventable stillbirths and reach 2030 maternal, neonatal, and child survival targets.
15 January 2016
RCOG response to UKNSC recommendation on NIPT testing for high-risk women
The UK National Screening Committee has published 11 recommendations including improvements to existing screening programmes. This includes introducing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) as an additional test to the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).
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RCOG policy briefing: New advice on alcohol consumption levels in pregnancy
13 January 2016
RCOG policy briefing: New advice on alcohol consumption levels in pregnancy
The Chief Medical Officers of all four nations of the UK have published (8 January 2016) new guidelines on alcohol consumption.
RCOG response to Government’s pledge for revolution in mental health treatment
12 January 2016
RCOG response to Government’s pledge for revolution in mental health treatment
The Government has announced almost a billion pounds of investment for mental health treatment including £230m for specialist support for mothers during and after pregnancy and the first ever waiting time targets for teenagers with eating disorders.
RCOG response to the Chief Medical Officer Alcohol Guidelines
8 January 2016
RCOG response to the Chief Medical Officer Alcohol Guidelines
The UK Chief Medical Officers’ have proposed new guidelines to limit the health risks associated with the consumption of alcohol.
RCOG policy briefing: Zika virus in pregnancy
16 December 2015
RCOG policy briefing: Zika virus in pregnancy
Public Health England (PHE) has issued a briefing note to healthcare professionals about the increase in Zika virus (ZIKV) in parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean and Pacific Islands because of a potential association between infection with ZIKV in pregnant women and increased risk of congenital and neurological complications to the fetus.
BJOG release: Smoking in pregnancy “affects boys’ fitness in later life”
9 December 2015
BJOG release: Smoking in pregnancy “affects boys’ fitness in later life”
Mothers who smoke are putting more than their own health at risk, suggests a study published today in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG). Young men whose mothers smoked during pregnancy had lower aerobic fitness compared to those whose mothers did not.
Joint statement from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) in response to Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care MBRRACE-UK report
8 December 2015
Response to Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care MBRRACE-UK report
Joint statement from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) in response to Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care MBRRACE-UK report.
RCOG policy briefing: UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and the Modern Slavery Act
3 December 2015
UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and the Modern Slavery Act
Wednesday 2 December 2015 is the