Medics are told NOT to report women suspected of having had an illegal abortion to police
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists issued the guidance to following 'the increasing number of police investigations', into women who had late stage terminations. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Maternity triage
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - This document highlights the challenges in maternity triage departments and defines their role as emergency portals into maternity units for unscheduled attendances. The paper is directed at stakeholders responsible for developing and improving maternity services. It presents the recommendations for the operational structure and pathways within maternity triage to improve safety and experience for both women and staff, through prompt standardised initial assessment and the use of symptom-specific algorithms to determine urgency, and outlines the key requirements for...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - December 12, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: news

As a Woman Is Jailed, U.K. Rights Advocates Call for Overhaul of Abortion Laws
U.K. abortion rights groups are planning large demonstrations on Saturday outside London’s Royal Courts of Justice, after a woman was controversially jailed on Monday under an 1861 law for using drugs to induce a medical abortion past legal term limits. The case has sparked outcry and calls for an overhaul of reproductive justice laws in the U.K., as well as the full decriminalization of abortion. Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother of three, was sentenced to 28 months in custody for using a “pills by post” initiative for at-home medical abortions. Women up to 10 weeks pregnant are eligible to receive th...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Armani Syed Tags: Uncategorized abortion Second click United Kingdom Source Type: news

A Controversial Court Ruling Has Britain ’ s Abortion Rights Groups Up in Arms
U.K. abortion rights groups are planning large demonstrations on Saturday outside London’s Royal Courts of Justice, after a woman was controversially jailed on Monday under an 1861 law for using drugs to induce a medical abortion past legal term limits. The case has sparked outcry and calls for an overhaul of reproductive justice laws in the U.K., as well as the full decriminalization of abortion. Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother of three, was sentenced to 28 months in custody for using a “pills by post” initiative for at-home medical abortions. Women up to 10 weeks pregnant are eligible to receive th...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Armani Syed Tags: Uncategorized abortion Second click United Kingdom Source Type: news

Pregnant women advised to dim lights before bed to reduce diabetes risk
Those exposed to more light in hours before sleep appear more likely to develop gestational diabetes, researchers suggestWhile reading until the small hours or scrolling under the covers are common bedtime habits, pregnant women might want to switch off sooner to reduce their risk of developing gestational diabetes, researchers have suggested.According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, gestational diabetes affects at least four to five in 100 women during pregnancy. If it is not well controlled it can lead to complications,including health problems for the baby.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Pregnancy Health & wellbeing Life and style Society Medical research Science World news Family Parents and parenting Source Type: news

Outrage over 'not all pregnant people are women' talk at Royal College
A Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists International Women's Day event has come under fire by hosting a speaker from a body claiming it's not just women who get pregnant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Comments Open for UK's Transgender Care Guideline Comments Open for UK's Transgender Care Guideline
The UK ' s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has opened comments for its draft guideline covering the gynecologic and obstetric care needs of transgender and gender-diverse adults.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - August 1, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Joint position statement by the British Menopause Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Society for Endocrinology on best practice recommendations for the care of women experiencing the menopause
This joint statement aims to provide evidence-based guidance to healthcare practitioners for the treatment and care of women experiencing menopause, highlighting that management should be individualised to the needs of each woman rather than a ' one size fits all ' approach. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Joint position statement by the British Menopause Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Society for Endocrinology on best practice recommendations for the care of women experiencing the menopause
This Position Statement recommends an individualised approach in assessing women going through the menopause, with particular reference to lifestyle advice, diet modification as well as discussing the role of interventions including HRT. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COVID-19 vaccination lowers risk of stillbirth by 15 per cent, UK Covid Vaccine Research Hub
New findings from a team led by researchers at St George ' s, University of London and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, has shown that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is associated with a 15% reduction in stillbirths. The paper also showed that vaccination in pregnancy is 90% effective against COVID-19 infection, and presents no increased risk of adverse outcomes for women or their babies. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk, says review
Chance of stillbirth reduced by 15%, researchers find, after examining studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 womenDoctors have stressed the importance of Covid vaccinations for pregnant women after a major review found the shots were not only safe, but reduced the risk of stillbirth by 15%.Researchers at St George ’s, University of London, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists analysed 23 published studies and trials that enrolled 117,552 pregnant women vaccinated against Covid, to assess the safety of the shots.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 10, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Coronavirus Health Vaccines and immunisation Pregnancy Science Society UK news Source Type: news

Using Tocilizumab or Sarilumab for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 who are pregnant, SPS
This page signposts to current guidance on this off-label use of the two medicines from the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and UKTIS. Healthcare professionals are encouraged to contact UKTIS should they be considered for use. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Using Tocilizumab or Sarilumab for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 who are pregnant, Specialist Pharmacy Service (published 12th October 2021)
This page signposts to current guidance on this off-label use of the two medicines from the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and UKTIS. Healthcare professionals are encouraged to contact UKTIS should they be considered for use. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination in Pregnancy: Information for health professionals, RCOG
This document is intended as temporary guidance on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. It aims to summarise, in a format useful for maternity care, the evidence presented in existing COVID-19 vaccination guidance from the Public Health England/Department of Health Green Book,1 as well as leaflets and information from Public Health England and the NHS. The document will be incorporated into the next version of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy guidance expected to be published in autumn 2021. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

£2.45 million to improve childbirth care
The Department of Health and Social Care is awarding the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists almost £2 million to lead the first phase of the avoiding brain injuries in childbirth collaboration. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - July 5, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news