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ISUOG is proud to share that the success of its first project with the World Health Organization (WHO), ‘Implementation Research to Scale-up and Evaluate the Impact of Antenatal Corticosteroids on Preterm Newborn Outcomes’ (ACS-IR), has paved the way for a larger trial in July 2025.

Given the current humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, it is important to travel grantee Dr Inessa Safonova to bring knowledge and experience back to Ukraine for the women in need.

A message from the ISUOG CEO, Wendy Holloway.

This year, the ISUOG podcast has continued to provide accessible discussion-based content for professionals in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. The most recent episode sees the speakers discuss their excitement for this year’s ISUOG World Congress program.

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (UOG) is recruiting a new Editor-in-Chief for September 2026.

In line with an upcoming ISUOG educational course, Exploring the fetal brain and heart, this month's VISUOG open chapter is on the topic of fetal malformations in the brain.

The June issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review presenting the differences in indications for fetal echocardiography between guidelines and consensuses of experts, a study evaluating the assessment of risk for pre-eclampsia at mid-gestation, a study assessing maternal stress and fetoplacental cortisol regulation in small-for-gestational-age pregnancy, and a nationwide study in the USA reporting on the racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric anal sphincter injury.

ISUOG’s most recent outreach trip to Luxor has promoted high quality and evidence-based practice in an area of Egypt where education of this kind is often inaccessible.

The International Day of Action for Women’s Health is commemorated each year on 28 May to advocate for women's health and rights, especially reproductive health. To this day, women face a multitude of challenges when it comes to their access to quality healthcare, an issue that ISUOG continues to address year after year.

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.

The May issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a study presenting an automated method for modelling second-to-third trimester placentae, a study assessing the value of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A for preterm pre-eclampsia screening, a systematic review reporting the incremental yield of prenatal exome sequencing in phenotypically normal fetuses, a study assessing the ability of ultrasound examiners to detection infiltration of ovarian cancer, and a study comparing intrauterine transfusion techniques in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.

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.

The April issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a study evaluating the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities at a routine 36-week scan, a study reporting on the COVID-19-related outbreak of maternal parvovirus B19 infection in Germany, a proof-of-concept study demonstrating the potential of cytomegalovirus cell-free DNA testing as a first-trimester screening test, and a Consensus Statement on ultrasound-guided biopsy in gynecological oncology.

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.

A new ISUOG/ESGO Consensus Statement provides accessible guidance to clinicians to help achieve the best standards of practice in ultrasound-guided biopsy.

Read the joint ISUOG/ESGO Consensus Statement on ultrasound-guided biopsy in gynecological oncology aiming to assist clinicians, including gynecological sonographers, gynecological oncologists and radiologists, to achieve the best standards of practice in ultrasound-guided biopsy procedures. This Consensus Statement is supplemented by detailed narrated videoclips presenting different approaches and indications for ultrasound-guided biopsy as well as a patient leaflet.