Tag Archives: RCOG

RCOG Professor Janice Rymer on Lancet’s pre-conception health articles: We are extremely concerned by the findings that 96% of women of reproductive age have iron and folate dietary intakes below the recommendation for pregnancy

LONDON, 18-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The diet and health of both parents can have profound implications for the growth, development, and long-term health of their children before their conception, according to a series of papers published in The Lancet. These findings have substantial societal … Read the full press release

Local mum joins Team RCOG for Edinburgh Marathon to raise money to reduce maternal and newborn mortality globally

LONDON, 26-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Fiona Christie was left fighting for life after she lost three times the amount of blood in her body, following a dangerous complication that developed from giving birth to her daughter. The 39-year-old from Edinburgh suffered … Read the full press release

RCOG: Suicide rates in England have been rising in recent years

Suicide rates in England have been rising in recent years, reaching 4,882 in 2014. LONDON, 18-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Although suicide disproportionately affects men, with male suicides accounting for 76% of suicides in England in 2014, between 2013 and 2014 there … Read the full press release

RCOG: whooping cough vaccination now offered from 20 weeks of pregnancy

LONDON, 28-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has reviewed new evidence on the optimum time to offer whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy. As a result of JCVI’s review it now recommended that from 1 April … Read the full press release

RCOG, BMFMS statement on Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care MBRRACE-UK report

LONDON, 9-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — We welcome this report from the MRRBACE-UK team. It is gratifying to note that there has been a decrease in overall rates of maternal death, and that deaths from influenza and pre-eclampsia remain low. However, … Read the full press release

Weight loss surgery can improve fertility and reproductive outcomes in obese women, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

RCOG recommends that bariatric surgery should only be considered as a “last resort” LONDON, 16-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Weight loss surgery can improve fertility and reproductive outcomes in obese women according to a Scientific Impact Paper (SIP) published today by … Read the full press release

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) comment on the Cochrane systematic review of mid-urethral sling operations

LONDON, 3-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The new Cochrane systematic review ‘Mid-urethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women (Review)’ published today (1 July 2015) has found that mid-urethral slings (tapes) to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have been shown … Read the full press release

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists comments on Lancet study suggesting HPV screening provides greater protection compared to smear test

London, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new paper published in the Lancet (03 November) suggests that primary HPV screening provides greater protection against invasive cervical cancer compared to cytology-based screening (smear test). Cytology-based screening is when the cells taken during the test are … Read the full press release