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Upcoming Annual Conference

BMFMS Conference 2026

The next conference will be held in Leeds and online, on 26-27th March 2026 and registration is now open (early bird prices until 15th Nov).

See conference website for full details on registration and abstracts submission

Programme highlights

Hot topics include:

1. Creating a Culture of Psychological Safety: Supporting Our Clinical Practitioners
Join us in exploring how we can foster true psychological safety in clinical settings—ensuring every practitioner feels heard, supported, and empowered. Led by Professor James Walker, with an RCOG perspective delivered by Dr Alison Wright, and an RCM perspective by Gill Walton CBE, the conference provides a safe space for open, honest discussions about the realities of care delivery and how we can better look after those who look after others.

2. QI for Inclusion: Trailblazing Change in Clinical Practice
Don’t miss this brand-new session led by a pioneering leader in inclusive clinical improvement, Professor Mary Dixon-Woods. Discover how innovative Quality Improvement approaches are transforming patient care and creating high-quality outcomes across diverse patient groups - an unmissable opportunity to learn from one of the field’s true changemakers.

Sessions:

✅ Fetal Medicine and Screening - Keynote from Professor Pranav Pandya on cell-free fetal DNA screening for chromosomal anomalies as well as a keynote from Dr. Thomas Day on artificial intelligence in fetal medicine

✅ Maternal Medicine - Complex case discussions and a focused session on cystic fibrosis in pregnancy

✅ Intrapartum Care - Keynote from Professor Dimitrios Siassakos on innovations in intrapartum care - instrumental birth

✅ Postpartum Care - Keynote from Professor Arri Coomarasamy on innovations in the management of post-partum haemorrhage

✅ Pregnancy Loss and Inequalities - Addressing disparities in pregnancy loss by ethnicity within NHS maternity services

✅ Simulation Sessions - Hands on team learning in key areas of maternity care

✅Research and Innovation - Late breaking abstracts and interactive sessions showcasing new evidence

Abstracts

Abstract submissions are also now open - deadline for submissions  is midnight, 5 January 2026.

  • Contributions are welcome from:
  • Research studies (primary or secondary analyses)
  • Systematic reviews
  • Audits and quality improvement projects

Categories include:

  • Maternal Medicine
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Fetal Medicine
  • Labour and Delivery

See conference website for full details on registration and abstracts submission