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Telling health staff not to report women for suspected illegal abortions has firm legal basis

There is no general obligation to contact police about a crime and the royal college is within its rights to tell its members not to do so

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Abortion prosecutions are never in the public interest, says royal college

New guidance to say health staff should not report women suspected of illegally ending pregnancies to police

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Pregnant women in dark about deadly bug you have to get a private test for

Other countries like United States, Canada, Germany, France and Spain routinely test women for the bacteria that can kill babies

Wales Online · Jul 12, 2023

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Women left in extreme pain from invasive hysteroscopy procedures hit out

The Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy (CAPH) has collated more than 3000 accounts of “pain, fainting and trauma during outpatient hysteroscopy” throughout the UK – including more than 40 so far from Scotland

Daily Record · Mar 19, 2023

What are the symptoms of menopause and how can they be relieved?

Average age for menopause in the UK is 51

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Doctors call for better pelvic floor health education ‘throughout women’s lives’

A new poll found that 60% of women have at least one symptom of poor pelvic health, such as urinary incontinence.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Tories blamed on grim update for record gynaecology wait times

Women’s health has been ‘consistently deprioritised’, says the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

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Further calls for Trust board to resign over SWAH controversy

Anger and confusion are continuing to build over the handling of the withdrawal of emergency surgical services

Belfast Live · Dec 8, 2022

What are the symptoms of menopause and how can they be relieved?

Average age for menopause in the UK is 51

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

World Menopause Day: What are the symptoms of menopause and how can they be relieved?

Average age for menopause in the UK is 51

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Think abortion is legal in Great Britain? Ask the two women currently facing life sentences

Vulnerable women are being imprisoned for ending pregnancies in Britain. It’s time to legalise abortion, says barrister Charlotte Proudman

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022

Trans parents who want to ‘chest feed’ their babies ‘should be given more support’ new guidelines state

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists draws up first draft guidance of its kind to help drive up standards of care for trans people

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

RCOG advises greater support for trans men chest-feeding babies

Draft guidelines aim to improve obstetric and gynaecological care for trans and gender-diverse people

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022

Offer support to trans men who choose to chest feed – guidance

A new guideline has been produced to help drive up standards of care for trans people.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Lauren Goodger says her baby bump ‘isn’t shifting’ after death of daughter Lorena

Goodger has asked for a post-mortem

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Lauren Goodger orders post-mortem on baby daughter: ‘For my own sanity’

The former TOWIE star’s newborn passed just minutes after being born

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

Call to raise priority for gynaecological procedures as cancellations rise

Ministers have been warned a ‘change in mindset’ is required to give women’s health matters the attention they deserve.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

‘Blood on their hands’: world’s medics condemn US overturn of abortion rights

Statement signed by more than 100 global healthcare groups says US court decision ‘will cost lives for years to come’

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

Samuel Bhima obituary

Other lives: The first obstetrician and gynaecologist in Malawi

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Terms such as ‘normal birth’ should be dropped, says midwife-led report

About 1,500 women who had given birth in the past five years gave their views for the new study.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022

Home menopause tests are waste of time and money, say doctors

Urine tests not predictive enough to tell whether a woman is going through the phase, experts warn

Wales Online · Jun 7, 2022

New monkeypox advice for pregnant women in the UK

The risks of monkeypox are greater for children, and there are fears it can be passed on during birth or breastfeeding

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

Menopause, endometriosis and more: four ways England is failing women

As ministers plan to publish the first women’s health strategy we look at where things are going wrong – and why

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

Dismissal of women’s health problems as ‘benign’ leading to soaring NHS lists

Exclusive: Gender bias means debilitating gynaecological conditions are played down, says RCOG president

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Kate and Anne arrive for first joint engagement at London maternity healthcare organisations

Anne is patron of the Royal College of Midwives and Kate is patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

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