Register for the The Royal Women’s Hospital 2020 #WorldPreeclampsiaDay free webinar at on 22 May, featuring leading pre-eclampsia clinician researchers Laura A Magee, Amanda Henry, Clare Whitehead and Jon Hyett, and supported by Australian Action on Preeclampsia. #Preeclampsia #ObsMed trybooking.com/book/event?eid…

Congratulations to members of the new IMPACT Network Executive Committee: @DaviesTuck, Katie Groom, Brett J. Manley 🤷🏼‍♂️, Jonathan Morris, Kirsten Palmer (Palmer), Dr Hala Phipps, Tobias Strunk, Clare Whitehead, and PSANZ - CAP representative Ms Amanda Sluiter. ACTA Australian Clinical Trials Alliance #clinicaltrial

Consider pregnancy in COVID-19 therapeutic drug and vaccine trials . . . critically important ethical considerations raised by Clare Whitehead and Sue Walker, in the peak of the #SARSCoV2 pandemic and beyond: thelancet.com/journals/lance… ACTA Australian Clinical Trials Alliance PSANZ IMPACT

Pregnancy usually lasts for 39 to 41 weeks, but a small number of babies are born extremely early at 22 to 25 weeks. To give preterm babies the best chance of survival, we’ve drafted guidance on how to manage mother and baby. Visit: bit.ly/3ey7XXD

Vale John Lewis ... a remarkable legacy wapo.st/2CeqJpW

New Australian birthweight centiles just published by Adrienne Gordon and colleagues in MJA mja.com.au/journal/2020/2… Excludes intervention-initiated births and incorporates more recent population data. Stillbirth CRE

📰Obstetrician from the Women's Clare Whitehead cautiously welcomes international observations of a drop in premature births. Recent Women's patient, Mollie Tregillis, also interviewed as part of the story. Thanks for this Melissa Cunningham 📝 theage.com.au/national/why-a…

Here is the mask sheep. Except it turns out there's no k in the whole of 'Where is the Green Sheep' and it was easier to make a q than a k - so, behold the masque sheep!

In case you were wondering ... remember to wash your hands (and toys): Can a health care worker have sex in the time of COVID-19? ejog.org/article/S0301-…

Only one more week to provide your feedback on our guideline for the care of Victoria's most vulnerable babies born at 22-25 weeks' gestation. Please have your say in shaping these important recommendations. Submissions close on Friday 14 August 2020.

The MBRRACE-UK rapid report of maternal deaths during the pandemic is out! Really important, now more than ever that we work together to improve the care of pregnant women 🤰🏽 hqip.org.uk/wp-content/upl… ~TL

To misquote @BetteMidler, when it's lockdown in Melbourne, it's still 1975 in the rest of the country . . . #melbournelockdown2020 #staystrongVictoria

We're going virtual! Registration and abstract submission now open for the 2021 ADIPS-SOMANZ combined annual scientific meeting, which will be conducted entirely on-line: adips-somanz.org

Minister for Health and Aged Care, @GregHuntMP announces $13.7 million in Federal funding to bolster the efforts of the Alliance to safely lower rates of preterm birth across Australia. #thewholeninemonths #pretermalliance #preterm

An important reminder that especially for pregnant women…. The vaccine to have is the one you’re offered, The time to have it is now, To protect you, your baby and your family. It’s safe and recommended if you are pregnant, planning a baby or breast feeding. COVID19 is not.

Introducing the first SOMANZ Update Course in Obstetric Medicine! Fully virtual, 24 - 26 May 2023. #ObsMed #ObsMedTwitter #ObstetricMedicine #MedEd Register here: ucom-somanz.org

Registration and abstract submission now open for the 2023 SOMANZ Annual Scientific Meeting! To be held in Adelaide from 6 - 8 October, preceded by the Cholestasis in Pregnancy Day on 5 October. somanzasm.org

There are only 2 sleeps to go till the first Obstetric Medicine Update course !!! ucom-somanz.org

SOMANZ has updated the Hypertension in Pregnancy Guideline! It is available online for public consultation: somanz.org/guidelines. Tell us what you think of the draft guideline, summary and Top 10 pointers for Clinicians and Patients. Submissions close COB 11th August.

Applications for the 2023 SOMANZ Research Grant are now open! $10k for early-career researchers conducting clinical or basic science research in obstetric medicine. Three finalists will present their 'pitch' - Shark Tank style - at this year's ASM. somanz.org/grants-awards/…