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EDELIFE Clinical Trial of treatment in utero for X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia: recruiting in Cardiff

12 Dec 2022

Sites wanted to identify potential cases for clinical trial of a novel treatment for the rare disease X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XHED). EDELIFE, is an international trial that involves Germany, France, Italy, Spain and USA as well... Read more

NICE Women’s Health Suite guideline committee recruitment

01 Dec 2022

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is looking to recruit committee members to support clinical guideline updates within the Women’s Health Suite. They are recruiting for 5 professional members to join the existing... Read more

cCTG criteria

29 Nov 2022

Dear Colleague, Those of you that were at BMFMS last week will know that there was a discussion about cCTG criteria met/not met and management of these cases. We are collecting information on how cCTG is used in your unit and would be... Read more

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

24 Nov 2022

The final guidance for Balloon disimpaction of the baby’s head at emergency caesarean during the second stage of labour (1217/2) is now available on the NICE website - please see link here Read more

RCOG Blair Bell Research Society/ Annual Academic Meeting 2023

10 Nov 2022

RCOG Blair Bell Research Society/ Annual Academic Meeting 2023 for students, trainees and basic scientists who wish to showcase their research across the breadth of O&G. The closing Date for the abstracts is the 14th November. The meeting will be... Read more

NHS publishes first Genomics Strategy

31 Oct 2022

The first NHS Genomics Strategy, Accelerating Genomic Medicine in the NHS which sets out the ambitions and vision over the next 5 years for genomics in the NHS has now been published. The Strategy was officially unveiled by Amanda Pritchard,... Read more

Invitation to participate in research to inform the development of Best Practice Guidance for the management of pregnancy loss where there are fetal anomalies with a likely genetic cause

04 Oct 2022

WHO Maternal and Fetal Medicine consultants and Obstetricians with a special interest in Fetal Medicine Clinical Geneticists with an interest in Prenatal Genomics Perinatal Pathologists Clinical Scientists with an interest in... Read more

Management of RFM survey

06 Sep 2022

Has recent evidence about fetal movements altered your clinical practice? If you are a midwife or obstetrician please take 10 minutes to complete this questionnaire by clicking on the following... Read more

Vacancy on BMFMS committee

05 Sep 2022

There is now a vacancy available on the BMFMS Committee for the position of Fetal Medicine rep. We plan to hold the elections soon. Please see the role description and nomination form. The nomination form needs to be completed with the correct... Read more

Born too soon – how being born early might affect a child's health and their progress at school

18 Aug 2022

TIGAR research team and the Parent, Patient and Public Involvement Group have published the findings from the TIGAR study which looks at how being born early might affect a child’s health and their attainment at school. Around 7% of babies are... Read more

BMFMS election result

10 Aug 2022

Following the recent election, Dr Zoe Thurwell has been appointed as the new Trainee rep on the BMFMS committee. Read more

Educational events to support charity work in Ukraine

01 Aug 2022

Dear Members We have been contacted by International Interdisciplinary Association of Medical Professionals (IIAMP) www.iiamp.org. They have created a charitable series of educational events to help raise money to support the charity’s work in... Read more

Management of RFM survey

28 Jul 2022

PLGF-based testing to help diagnose suspected preterm pre-eclampsia

28 Jul 2022

The final diagnostics NICE guidance on ‘PLGF-based testing to help diagnose suspected preterm pre-eclampsia’ has been published today. You can find the final guidance here: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/dg49 Read more

BMFMS 2022 conference -registration open

26 Jul 2022

Registration is now open for the BMFMS 2022 conference which will be held on : 17th-18th November 2022 (Hybrid Conference Millennium Point, Birmingham, UK). Early bird rates (Please note that all in-person registrants will automatically have... Read more

BAPM has launched the Framework for Practice ‘Neonatal Support for Freestanding Midwifery Led Units and Home Births’.

07 Jul 2022

BAPM Framework for Practice launched BAPM has launched the Framework for Practice ‘Neonatal Support for Freestanding Midwifery Led Units and Home Births’. This document is an updated version of ‘Neonatal Support for Stand Alone Midwifery Led... Read more

Remote Consultations elearning programme now available

22 Jun 2022

Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has worked with Health Education England to develop an elearning programme on remote consultations as part of a wider training recovery programme. The resource consists of practical... Read more

NICE guideline on preterm labour and birth

13 Jun 2022

This final guideline has now been published on the NICE website. You can also find the supporting evidence, tools and resources as well as all the stakeholder comments that NICE received during consultation and the responses to these comments. NICE... Read more

Register for GIRFT’s neonatology webinar series

13 Jun 2022

Dr Eleri Adams, clinical lead for neonatology for the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme – along with neonatology nursing advisor Kelly Harvey and Allied Health Professional (AHP) advisor Michelle Sweeting – invite you to join them for a... Read more

Clinical Leadership Roles in Specialised Services

06 Jun 2022

Recruitment is open for clinical leadership roles in Specialised Commissioning, mainly (but not exclusively) roles in the new Clinical Reference Group structure. NHS England and NHS Improvement are seeking individuals from a broad range of... Read more

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