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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.

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.

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.

The March issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review evaluating the applications of artificial intelligence to ultrasound imaging for benign gynecological disorders, a study reporting the predictive performance of angiogenic factors alone or in combination with ultrasound Doppler criteria for adverse perinatal outcome, a study on the association of maternal body mass index with hemodynamic and vascular alterations at 35–37 weeks' gestation, and a cross-sectional study assessing the impact of deep or ovarian endometriosis on pelvic pain and quality of life.

Read the Virtual Issue on Endometriosis, featuring the latest research on diagnostic ultrasound techniques, natural history and much more.

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.

Registration for the popular expert-led pre-Congress courses, taking place in Cancun, Mexico, on 13 September 2025, is now open.

For the chance to contribute to a world-class program in obstetrics and gynecology, submit an abstract for presentation at the ISUOG World Congress 2025.

The VISUOG open chapter for February is on screening for preterm pre-eclampsia. You can now view the chapter for free, throughout February, exclusively on the ISUOG website.

The UOG Journal achieved an impressive 6.3 million downloads in 2024, for articles published at any time.

The February issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a systematic review on the accuracy of cell-free fetal DNA in detecting chromosomal anomalies in twin pregnancy, an evaluation of the 36-week scan for diagnosis and outcome of abnormal fetal presentation, a MATERA study reporting the use of maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler indices as a predictor for pre-eclampsia and a consensus opinion providing a systematic methodology for ultrasonographic assessment of lymph nodes to assess the extent of gynecological malignancy. This issue also features the newly updated ISUOG Practice Guidelines on the role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy.