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The celebration will be in-person and also virtual. Please see programme here Attendance at this event is free.... Read more Trisomy 18 survey 11 Mar 2022 The Fetal Medicine Team in Liverpool Women’s Hospital are exploring counselling and care provided for women whose fetuses have diagnosed Trisomy 18. Trisomy 18 is the second most common aneuploidy and has a poor prognosis. However, there is no... Read more ACCEA/ACCIA - Join their scoring panels to help reward outstanding National clinical impact in the NHS 10 Mar 2022 The Clinical Excellence Awards are becoming the National Clinical Impact Awards to reflect the change in emphasis in their reforms. They would greatly appreciate your help to recognise, retain and reward the highest performing consultant doctors,... Read more Statement on behalf of the officers and committee of British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society 07 Mar 2022 As a society we would like to echo the sentiments of the RCOG regarding the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. We are all too aware of the challenges that face healthcare workers in many settings on a daily basis but cannot even begin to understand the... Read more Save the date for BMFMS 25th Anniversary Celebration 22 Feb 2022 Save the date for BMFMS 25th Anniversary Celebration on 17th June 2022 at De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. This hybrid event will be live-streamed. Please see here for a draft programme for the day. Booking details will... Read more BAPM Framework for Practice launched 16 Feb 2022 BAPM has launched the Framework for Practice 'Pre-hospital management of the baby born at extreme preterm gestation'. This consensus document offers a pragmatic approach to the management of unexpected extreme preterm birth in an out of hospital... Read more New clinical academic positions in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at King's College London 02 Feb 2022 Two Clinical Senior Lecturer positions (full time) in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at King’s College London are being advertised here Clinical Senior Lecturer in Maternal and Fetal Medicine). Based in the university’s Department of Women and... Read more Genomics webinars now available to watch on demand 14 Dec 2021 A dedicated webinar series developed to support nurses, midwives and health visitors learn about genomics is now available to watch on demand. Suitable for those with little or no existing knowledge of genomics, each webinar in the three-part... Read more BAPM framework on Family Integrated Care 17 Nov 2021 The new BAPM framework on Family Integrated Care has been published today. The link to the framework can be found in the resources section of the BAPM website here: https://www.bapm.org/resources/ficare-framework-for-practice Read more Loss of a Baby in Multiple Pregnancy: Supporting Grieving Parents 15 Nov 2021 This two-week course by The Butterfly Project will provide in-depth guidance into what parents are going through, how to provide bereavement support, and how to celebrate each life in a multiple pregnancy. This course is designed for health... Read more New section and updates to Breastmilk Provision for Preterm and Sick Neonates now available 11 Nov 2021 Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) has added a new section on antentatal conversations to the Breastmilk Provision for Preterm and Sick Neonates elearning programme. The programme is aimed at healthcare professionals... Read more Do you prescribe LMWH to patients during pregnancy and the puerperium? If so, please can you take part in a short online survey (5-10 minutes). 11 Nov 2021 Do you prescribe LMWH to patients during pregnancy and the puerperium? If so, please can you take part in a short online survey (5-10 minutes). We are inviting you to take part in a survey that will help us inform NHS practice on the use of risk... Read more NICE guideline on inducing labour (update) 04 Nov 2021 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 UK NSC Iron Deficiency Anaemia 01 Nov 2021 The UK NSC has updated the recommendation for: Iron Deficiency Anaemia Read more New patient safety training materials launched 01 Nov 2021 New patient safety training materials have been published by Health Education England, NHS England and NHS Improvement, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and elearning for healthcare, elements of which are expected to be completed by NHS... Read more Safety of Maternity Care - BMFMS evidence, the final report, and Government response 04 Oct 2021 Safety of Maternity Care - BMFMS evidence, the final report, and Government response Please see links below for: 1) BMFMS evidence submitted to Health & Social Care Committee on "Safety of maternity service in England", chaired by Jeremy Hunt... Read more Explore genomics in midwifery 30 Sep 2021 Genomics is fundamental to midwifery practice. It allows midwives to predict and prepare for situations in pregnancy to better protect and care for the parent and child. To help midwives recognise the significance of genomics in their practice,... Read more UK NSC FMCH reference group vacancy 23 Sep 2021 The FMCH reference group which assists the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on specific issues relating to screening has a vacancy for a Fetal Medicine Obstetrician. Applications for the Fetal Medicine Obstetrician post is now open and... Read more NICE guideline on Antenatal care 13 Sep 2021 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... Read more UK NCS Annual Call for New Topics 09 Sep 2021 The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is welcoming you to the 6th ‘Annual Call for New Topics’. This is an opportunity for you to propose a national screening programme for a condition not yet considered by the UK NSC. If you have an... Read more Back to News Home First...678910Last