News Archive

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