Practice Guidelines

Pre-eclampsia causes 46,000 maternal deaths and 500,000 fetal or newborn deaths each year.(1) This May and beyond, we must acknowledge the impact of this condition and work to educate ourselves and others on what can be done to help save lives.

Prof. Katia Bilardo and Dr Kwaku Doffour-Dapaah met through their committee membership roles at ISUOG. As a result, they developed a mentorship that has had a profound impact on the care of the patients Kwaku works with in Ghana.

Ultrasound imaging and genetic testing are set to create new advancements for diagnosis and prenatal care. This key topic will be explored by world-renowned experts in two upcoming ISUOG courses this year.

Today marks the first day of Black Maternal Health Week, a week to highlight the specific challenges facing Black women and their reproductive and maternal health.

This year’s World Health Day theme ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’ urges governments world-wide to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and to prioritise women’s longer-term health.

ISUOG is inviting applications from our members to join as a volunteer on one of our committees. The Safety Committee and Basic Training Sub-Committee need your help in our mission to improve healthcare provision for women across the world.  

Abstract submissions have now closed, and the ISUOG World Congress program is on its way to being finalised as we speak! In the meantime, you can familiarise yourself with the 2025 topics in spotlight, which highlight key areas that will be covered at Congress. There will be further information on each topic, in the run up to Congress this September, so watch this space.

ISUOG advocates for women’s rights to accessible healthcare everyday. On International Women’s Day, we would like to highlight our mission and celebrate the fact that female clinicians are instrumental in our goal to improve access to ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology world-wide.

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month and in recognition of this, ISUOG has curated a series of relevant resources for clinicians and patients.

We are delighted at the success of Ultrasound Essentials 2025, recently presented online from 7-8 February, in collaboration with the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF). This inspiring and unique educational course reached over 8,600 professionals in lower-resource countries across the world.