http://www.bjog.org bjog news RSS Feed http://www.bjog.org/details/news/587797/IVF_twins_face_greater_risk_of_neonatal_complications.html New research has found that dizygotic (non-identical) twins conceived through IVF face an increased risk of neonatal complications, as compared to spontaneously conceived (non-IVF) dizygotic twins. 2010-02-22T16:37:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/510907/Study_finds_higher_incidence_of_gynaecological_cancers_in_urban_areas.html New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found a higher incidence of gynaecological cancers (uterine, ovarian and cervical cancer) in urban areas of Egypt, as compared to rural areas. The incidence of uterine cancer among urban women was six times higher than that of rural women. The study suggests that women in urban areas may have a higher exposure to environmental xenoestrogens (industrially made compounds that have an oestrogenic activity), which... 2009-12-16T15:17:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/362817/BJOG_Call_For_Papers_Infections_in_Pregnancy.html In January 2011 BJOG will be publishing a special theme issue on ‘Infections in pregnancy’. This issue will be edited by Julia Hussein, Austin Ugwumadu and Steven S. Witkin. 2009-09-28T14:59:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/344961/Audio_podcast_launched_Termination_of_pregnancy_and_the_risk_of_subsequent_prete.html A meta-analysis published in BJOG has suggested that women with a history of termination of pregnancy (TOP) may have an increased risk of low birth weight and preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. The study found that the risk increased as the number of terminations increased. The podcast is a series of interviews inspired by this paper.Visit the podcast page for details. 2009-09-16T09:50:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/332447/Free_online_BJOG_International_Reviews_2009.html A special supplement containing reviews and commentaries pertinent to achieving MDGs 4 and 5 especially in low resource countries has been published online. A print copy will be available at the FIGO Conference in Cape Town from the BJOG stand. The supplement has been edited by Andrew Weeks and Nynke van den Broek of the University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and will be distributed free to clinicians in low resource settings.Please click here to read the issue. 2009-09-07T12:45:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/302921/Scientific_Editor_applications_invited_Gynaecological_Oncology.html  BJOG is inviting applications from specialists in gynaecological oncology for the role of Scientific Editor.  2009-08-12T14:38:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/294013/Supplements_Editor.html Do you have commercial contacts in your area of obstetrics or gynaecology? BJOG is recruiting Supplements Editors. 2009-08-04T16:09:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/280455/Saliva_test_to_identify_women_at_risk_of_delivering_early.html An exploratory study to be published in BJOG, has shown that women going into early preterm labour (before 34 weeks gestation) have low-levels of progesterone in their saliva as early as 24 weeks, and that moreover, these levels fail to rise during pregnancy in the normal way. This offers the possibility of developing a simple, non-invasive test to identify women at increased risk of delivering early. 2009-07-22T09:48:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/272437/Doctors_comment_on_the_impact_of_fertility_tourism_on_the_NHS.html In a commentary published in BJOG, doctors reveal the numbers of women travelling abroad for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment and examine their motivations for doing so. Researchers at the Fetal Medicine Unit at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, analysed the records of 109 women who had ‘high order’ multiple pregnancies (defined as having more than two viable embryos at the ultrasound examination before 14... 2009-07-15T15:08:00Z http://www.bjog.org/details/news/264625/BJOG_Impact_Factor_announcement.html The latest Impact Factor for BJOG has risen to 3.101 (from 2.666), the best score the journal has ever achieved. The Impact Factor is a widely recognized classification of a journal's influence and reputation and this impressive score has led to BJOG now being rated as among the top ten journals in its discipline. 2009-07-08T15:26:00Z