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Cessation of hardcopy laboratory reports by Red Cell Immunohaematology (RCI) at NHS Blood and Transplant

12 Dec 2024

NHSBT RCI laboratories will no longer send hardcopy paper reports after 1 June 2025. This is part of their commitment to improving efficiency, minimising risks associated with printing, and posting paper reports and reducing their carbon... Read more

NICE guideline on Intrapartum care - uterotonics for postpartum haemorrhage

09 Dec 2024

This final guideline has now been published on the NICE website Intrapartum care - uterotonics for postpartum haemorrhage. You can also find the supporting evidence, tools and resources as well as all the stakeholder comments that they received... Read more

REF 2029 applications for main panel and sub-panel recruitment

26 Nov 2024

REF 2029, are moving to open applications for main panel and sub-panel recruitment. This means that individuals will apply directly to act as panel members, rather than being nominated by sector bodies. This change aims to increase transparency,... Read more

Join Group B Strep Support’s Voluntary Clinical Advisory Panel

21 Nov 2024

Are you passionate about improving maternal and neonatal health? Group B Strep Support is seeking dedicated professionals to join their Voluntary Clinical Advisory Panel! This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with leading experts in... Read more

Caring for couples after second trimester pregnancy loss under 24 weeks survey

21 Nov 2024

The PASTeL-3 study team from the University of Aberdeen, University of Manchester, University College Cork and University of Birmingham are undertaking a survey of healthcare professionals to find out about the care provided to women by maternity... Read more

Abstract Submission for BMFMS 2025 Conference open!

14 Nov 2024

Abstract submissions are now open for next year’s annual conference which will be held on 8th and 9th May 2025 (at The ICC, Belfast and also virtually) Please submit your abstracts here If you have any questions on submitting abstracts,... Read more

BMFMS President's November 2024 newsletter

07 Nov 2024

Please see here for the BMFMS President’s November 2024 update. This update includes information about the BMFMS 2025 Conference, recent BMFMS committee appointments and a summary of the issues that the committee has been working on. Read more

National review of maternity services in England 2022 to 2024

29 Oct 2024

The Care Quality Commission have published a series of online resource materials aimed at sharing good practice and encouraging improvement in NHS hospital maternity services. Developed in collaboration with providers, maternity staff and... Read more

New Framework: Routine Pulse Oximetry Testing for Newborn Babies

29 Oct 2024

BAPM has today published a new Framework for Practice: Routine Pulse Oximetry Testing for Newborn Babies. Hypoxaemic conditions such as cardiac, respiratory and infective diseases remain a significant cause of death in the early neonatal period.... Read more

New eLearning for occupational therapists working in perinatal mental health

17 Oct 2024

Three new sessions of the Perinatal Mental Health for Occupational Therapists eLearning programme have been developed in collaboration with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and the NHS England E-Learning for health Programme. The new... Read more

RCOG Research Clinics

30 Sep 2024

The RCOG Research Clinics are now live. Please see the research clinic application form. Please find details for the submission process on the webpage here. The RCOG ask that you kindly follow these guidelines to ensure that your submission is... Read more

NICE - Guidance withdrawn: Insertion of a balloon device to disimpact an engaged fetal head before an emergency caesarean section (IPG515)

17 Sep 2024

NICE has withdrawn the following guidance: Overview | Insertion of a balloon device to disimpact an engaged fetal head before an emergency caesarean section | Guidance | NICE This is because the main evidence that the guidance was based on has... Read more

Amendments to evidence for NICE Caesarean Birth Guideline (NG192)

29 Aug 2024

NICE have published amended versions of Appendix A – Benefits and Risks of Vaginal and Caesarean Birth (see tools and resources tab) and Evidence Review A: the benefits and risks of planned caesarean birth (see evidence tab). The amendments follow a... Read more

DHSC recruitment for research on the Abortion Notification System (ANS)

27 Aug 2024

Department for Health and Social Care is working to explore how to improve the Abortion Notification System, making it easier to use and speeding up the process of publishing abortion statistics. To do this, we are interviewing users about their... Read more

NHS commissioning: plans to April 2026

12 Aug 2024

NHS England have published a letter that sets out their intention to delegate additional NHS England commissioning functions to integrated care boards (ICBs). Please see the link below for the letter: NHS England » NHS commissioning: plans to... Read more

New BAPM Framework for palliative care in perinatal medicine

16 Jul 2024

BAPM has published a new Framework for Practice: 'Recognising uncertainty: an integrated framework for palliative care in perinatal medicine'. This new palliative care framework has been developed as a joint venture in conjunction with... Read more

Green Physician Toolkit

16 Jul 2024

The Royal College of Physicians has launched the Green Physician Toolkit to support doctors with a range of actions they can take in their day-to-day practice to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. All physicians have a vital... Read more

BMFMS funded bursaries 2024-25 round

27 Jun 2024

For the 2024-25 round of Bursaries, BMFMS are pleased to announce a research bursaries to a maximum value of £10,000. Any project proposals in relation to any area of maternal or fetal medicine will be considered. Applications will be marked by the... Read more

The Pregnancy Loss Research Network are recruiting participants for ‘The SunFLowEr Project’

24 Jun 2024

The Pregnancy Loss Research Network based at the University of Bedfordshire are recruiting participants for ‘The SunFLowEr Project’. Through this project they are exploring support and care experiences for people who experience first trimester... Read more

Maternal Medicine Rep vacancy available on the BMFMS Committee

20 Jun 2024

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

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