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New research suggests that, for women with high blood pressure, having a pregnancy complication (such as early birth) further increases their... Read more Trainee vacancies on BMFMS website 23 Nov 2023 There are now two vacancies available on the BMFMS Committee for the position of Trainee reps. We plan to hold the elections soon. The role description and nomination form can be downloaded. The nomination form needs to be completed with the... Read more The ‘PIP’ study 23 Nov 2023 A new study by the University of Leicester concerns decisions about whether a baby should be born late preterm or early term. The researchers say we know little about what input parents would like to have in such decisions or what kind of input... Read more Proposed changes to BMFMS constitution and proposal to appoint a Manager 21 Nov 2023 The BMFMS membership will be asked at the AGM on Friday, 26th April 2024 to vote on the changes to the Constitution. The BMFMS constitution was last updated in December 2020. There are several areas where an update was needed. The constitution has... Read more BMFMS committee vacancies 20 Nov 2023 There is now a vacancy on the BMFMS Committee for the position of Labour and Delivery Rep. We plan to hold the elections soon. The role description and nomination form can be downloaded from the website. The nomination form needs to be completed... Read more Deadline to submit Abstracts for the BMFMS 2024 Conference extended 16 Nov 2023 The deadline to abstract submissions to the BMFMS 2024 Conference which is taking place on 25th and 26th April 2024 (at The Spine, Liverpool and also virtually) has been extended to 20th December 2023 at 00:00 Please see the link below to submit... Read more BAPM Neonatal Airway Safety Standard - Draft document for consultation 13 Nov 2023 BAPM has published the DRAFT version of a new Framework for Practice 'BAPM Neonatal Airway Safety Standard'. This document sets out standards for safely managing the neonatal airway in neonatal services in the UK. The document focuses on unit... Read more Registration is now open for the BMFMS 2024 conference 07 Nov 2023 Registration is now open for the BMFMS 2024 conference that will be taking place on 25th and 26th April 2024 at The Spine, Liverpool. For more information on the programme/agenda and how to register, please see here Read more New catalogue of resources available for maternity staff 02 Nov 2023 A new hub of resources has been developed to support the professional development and wellbeing of maternity staff. The crucial role maternity teams play in supporting women, birthing people, families, and newborn infants is vital; and improving... Read more Webinar: Instrumental Delivery: Exploring the Impact on Maternal Health 23 Oct 2023 The MASIC Foundation have organised a multidisciplinary webinar with leading speakers, reflecting the diverse professional roles required to co-ordinate and deliver effective evidence based and individualised care for women who have experienced... Read more DRAFT BAPM Toolkit: Implementing a Neonatal Electronic Health Record 16 Oct 2023 BAPM has today published the draft version of a new Toolkit: Implementing a Neonatal Electronic Health Record. They are inviting comments on this draft version before publication of a final document later in the year. This toolkit has been... Read more Letter from The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, asking for members help in contributing to the public debate around plans for a smokefree generation 16 Oct 2023 BMFMS has received a letter from The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, asking for members help in contributing to the public debate around plans for a smokefree generation. Please read the letter here. Following the Prime Minister’s... Read more NIHR Clinical Research Network Support 16 Oct 2023 New Terms and Conditions for NIHR Clinical Research Network Support (T&Cs) have come into force immediately and are now published on the NIHR website, applicable to all studies on the NIHR CRN Portfolio. Please see here for a copy of the new... Read more EULAR ReHFaP Study Group - Invitation to Roundtable Discussions 16 Oct 2023 The EULAR ReHFaP Study Group have announced their next “ReHFaP roundtable discussion of challenging cases”, which are free online events to share complex case scenarios from real life experience. In each meeting there will be a presenter and... Read more BMFMS committee vacancy 09 Oct 2023 There is now a vacancy available on the BMFMS Committee for the position of Education and Training Lead. Please see the role description here. We plan to hold the elections soon. The nomination form needs to be completed with the correct number... Read more HSIB Transition Update 05 Oct 2023 From 1 October 2023, the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme will be hosted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Previously they were part of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB). This move will enable... Read more NICE guideline on intrapartum care for healthy women and babies (update) 05 Oct 2023 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 they received during consultation and the responses to these comments. The... Read more NICE guideline on intrapartum care for healthy women and babies (update) 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 we 05 Oct 2023 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 they received during consultation and the responses to these comments. The... Read more Stakeholder Update: Specialised Women's Services 05 Oct 2023 The Redress Project on behalf of the Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC), are encouraging patients and their friends and family who have direct and indirect experience of the harm caused by pelvic mesh or sodium valproate to complete their survey.... Read more Abstract submissions are now open for BMFMS 2024 conference 05 Oct 2023 Abstract submissions are now open for next year’s annual conference which will be held on: 25th and 26th April 2024 (at The Spine, Liverpool and also virtually). Please see the link below to submit your... Read more Back to News Home First12345...Last