AOGS Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

09/10/2025

09/10/2025

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a time to honour the grief and loss experienced by parents and families, and to educate, and raise awareness for a reality that many endure in silence.

Early pregnancy loss affects many families across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Earlier this year, RANZCOG released its updated binational clinical guideline — Miscarriage, Recurrent Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy (C-Gyn 38) — to support best-practice care, with one of the key changes being an updated definition of recurrent miscarriage. Clinicians can learn more about these updates by tuning in to Episode 1 of Talking O&G: A RANZCOG Podcast, where hosts and guests unpack the key recommendations and their impact on clinical practice.

RANZCOG is also pleased to announce the release of new patient information pamphlets on miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, designed to support women and families affected by these experiences.

Miscarriage: ranzcog.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/Miscarriage.pdf
Ectopic Pregnancy: ranzcog.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/Ectopic-Pregnancy.pdf

05/10/2025

Among SGA fetuses, reduced abdominal circumference growth velocity was not associated with an increased adverse perinatal outcome risk. Further studies are needed to determine the impact of growth velocity on the issues of SGA fetuses.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70035

05/10/2025

Cord serum IGF-1 levels significantly correlated with fetal fractional limb volumes in late gestation. Fractional limb volume may be an earlier and more sensitive ultrasound parameter affected by serum IGF-1 level than estimated fetal weight.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70042

05/10/2025

Artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly improve surgical precision and workflow, with demonstrated success in phase recognition and anatomical structure identification. However, further research is needed to address dataset limitations, standardize annotation protocols, and minimize biases.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70045

05/10/2025

Nulliparous women undergoing IOL for indications such as large fetus, post-term pregnancy, oligo-/polyhydramnios, preeclampsia/hypertension, and diabetes are at an elevated relative risk of cesarean versus spontaneous vaginal birth compared to IOL for PROM. In contrast, the relative risk of operative vaginal birth showed less variation by indication for IOL.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.70060

01/10/2025

Unsafe abortion remains a major global health crisis, with around 25 million unsafe abortions every year — one of the leading causes of maternal deaths and ill health.

Today, on International Safe Abortion Day, we reflect on progress towards ensuring accessible, quality abortion care that is safe, respectful and rights-based.

Between 2020–2024, the RCOG’s Making Abortion Safe (MAS) programme trained healthcare providers, advocated for changes in policy and practice, updated clinical guidance and developed resources to strengthen safe, high-quality abortion and post-abortion care.

Although the programme has concluded, the work continues through MAS Champions, who we hope will continue to advocate and train others to provide safe abortion care for years to come.

Watch our video to hear MAS Champions explain the impact of the programme Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wW9TM

01/10/2025

Survey on Violence Against OBGYN Trainees 🚨

The FIGO Committee on Women Facing Crises is conducting a confidential and anonymous survey to better understand the experiences of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees who have faced any form of violence or mistreatment during their training.

💬 Why participate?
Your input will help raise awareness, guide future action and support efforts to end violence in medical training.

⏱️ Time commitment: 10–15 minutes
🔒 Completely anonymous & confidential

Your voice matters. Together, we can create a safer and more supportive environment for OBGYN trainees worldwide. 🌍

👉 Take the survey now: https://survey.figo.org/c/ViolenceAgainstTrainees

01/10/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women globally and represents approximately a quarter of all cancers that occur in women every year.

With 1 in 6 cancer deaths in women worldwide, breast cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths among women globally.

Breast cancer is highly curable if detected in its early stages and adequate treatment is provided.

01/10/2025

Explore our fertility journey as a LGBTQIA+ couple, highlighting barriers, resilience and the need for inclusive access to fertility treatment for all. My wife and I decided to have children after we updated our civil partnership to marriage when it came into law. However, we didn’t have access to...

30/09/2025

🎧 October's Article of the Month is now available as a podcast!

This month, we’re spotlighting:

"Association of Maternal Asthma with Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring"

by Mari Kemppainen et al.

An important discussion on how maternal health may influence early fetal development — now in a format that fits your commute, coffee break, or clinic downtime.

On Apple podcasts or Youtube

https://lnkd.in/dd7mCSaP

https://lnkd.in/de5XrRsn

27/09/2025

New issue out now!
Is there an increased risk of heart defects in newborns of mothers with astma?
Are there biomarkers of GDM?
Can online intervention reduce fear of childbirth?
What are the educational outcomes of women with a surgical diagnosis of endometriosis at a young age?
https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16000412/2025/104/10