News Archive

AI-WISE study: Artificial Intelligence in Women’s Health

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as large language models like ChatGPT, are becoming increasingly common in clinical, educational and research settings. While they hold promise for improving women’s health, they also raise important... Read more

Abstracts from 2025 BMFMS conference

Now published on BJOG

Scientific Abstracts from the 2025 BMFMS Annual Conference have now been published in BJOG. Link to BJOG supplement (free access) Read more

Vacancy on BMFMS Committee

Labour and Delivery Rep

There is now a vacancy available on the BMFMS Committee for the position of Labour and Delivery Rep. Job description Nomination form Those interested in applying should submit their completed nomination form and cv by midnight on Friday... Read more

Joint statement on recent claims about the use of Paracetamol in Pregnancy & Autism Spectrum Disorder

BMFMS is supporting a joint statement with UKTIS and MOMS on recent claims about the use of Paracetamol in Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Summary: Paracetamol is commonly used by pregnant women and is generally the drug of choice for... Read more

The DECISIONS Study 

The DECISIONS Study - Describing Experiences of Counselling, Information, and Support for In-utero anomalies On Neuroimaging Dear colleagues, We are running a research study into people’s experiences of counselling for fetal brain... Read more

29th International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy

Join me for ISPD 2025 I invite and encourage you to join me at the 29th International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy. This conference will be held by the International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis (ISPD) in Cape Town, South... Read more

Obstetric Medicine: Medical Complications in Pregnancy

Joint RCOG/BMFMS online event, 18-19 September 2025

The last joint RCOG-BMFMS event of 2025 Overview  This event is designed to address current obstetric medicine issues across all specialties with specific relevance to obstetrics. The programme features internationally renowned speakers,... Read more

Managing Uncertainty in Perinatal Medicine and Palliative Care

New online course

BMFMS is one of the organisations supporting this new course, developed by Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundations Trust and hosted on the Future Learn platform. Topics covered: Background to complex foetal and neonatal conditions where the... Read more

NHS 10 Year Plan

Statement from NICE chief executive, Dr Sam Roberts: I am delighted to welcome the publication of the NHS 10 Year Plan today which marks a major moment for the healthcare system and is a clear endorsement of NICE’s role in delivering faster, and... Read more

NICE guideline on Intrapartum Care - maternal hyponatremia

This final guideline has now been published on the NICE website. Supporting evidence, tools and resources, as well as all the stakeholder comments received during the public consultation (including those from BMFMS) with the team's responses are... Read more

Group B Strep Awareness Week

8–14 July 2025

Led by charity Group B Strep Support, Group B Strep Awareness Week (8–14 July 2025) is a dedicated week to raise awareness of group B Strep (GBS). GBS is the most common cause of serious, often preventable, infection in newborn babies in the... Read more

Experiential Learning Design Master Class for Clinical Educators

Saturday 5th July 2025, Sheffield

This course is intended for those with a background in clinical education and covers theoretical and practical elements of experiential learning. Using a practical approach the course aims to take practitioners beyond Kolb's model and presents a new... Read more

22nd World Congress in Fetal Medicine

29th June - 3rd July 2025 Prague, Czech Republic

Dear Colleagues, Less than a week until the 22nd World Congress in Fetal Medicine, 29thJune - 3rd July 2025 Prague, Czech Republic. We are pleased to inform you that the congress is CME accredited, 35 hours. Click here to view the PDF... Read more

The feasibility of giving Calcium IV to women at elective caesarean sections with the aim of reducing blood loss survey

Researchers at the University of York feel there is a pressing need for new and novel treatments to reduce post partum haemorrhage. They are currently developing a research grant to assess the feasibility of giving Calcium IV to women at elective... Read more

IP1217/3 Balloon disimpaction of the baby’s head at emergency caesarean during the second stage of labour

The final guidance for IP1217/3 Balloon disimpaction of the baby’s head at emergency caesarean during the second stage of labour is now available on the NICE website . Published guidance, NICE advice and quality standards | Guidance | NICE   Read more

COMPASS tool: Culture of Organisations and its Impact on Patients' Safety

COMPASS (Culture of Organisations and its iMpact on PAtientS’ Safety) is a new patient safety tool to help understand the impact of organisational culture on patient safety and is currently being trialled across 12 trusts. The tool has been... Read more

BMFMS/WoW Entry Level Scholarship

BMFMS in partnership with Wellbeing of Women will jointly fund one Entry Level Scholarship (ELS) to provide a single candidate with up to £20,000 for research lasting normally up to one year. Funds are for directly incurred research costs and may... Read more

ACCIA update for the 2025 award round

ACCIA have shared some statistics about the 2024 award round and how things have changed since the scheme was reformed. Thye shared some important highlights: Success rates over the last three award rounds have been c.48% First-time applicants... Read more

2025 National Clinical Impact Awards

The 2025 National Clinical Impact Awards round is fast approaching with applications opening on 1 April 2025 and closing at 5pm on 27 May 2025. To help applicants prepare they have published updated guidance on gov.uk. Check out our collections... Read more

The Worshipful Company of Needlemakers  new award

The Worshipful Company of Needlemakers have established new award this year. The award aims to support an early-stage project developing medical or bioscience products, technologies or services making use of the innovative and/or advanced use of... Read more