December 2025 UOG Highlights
The December issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes an observational cohort study assessing the neurodevelopmental outcomes of uncomplicated monochorionic diamniotic twins, a systematic review evaluating the use of twin vs singleton growth charts for identifying small-for-gestational-age fetuses at risk of adverse neonatal outcomes, a study investigating the performance of non-invasive prenatal testing in vanishing-twin and multiple pregnancies, and a prospective cohort study examining the prevalence of LAM avulsion after forceps-assisted and vacuum-assisted deliveries.
TTTS Awareness Month 2025
December is International Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) Awareness Month - a time to recognise a life-threatening complication that affects 9-15% of monochorionic pregnancies.
A message from the ISUOG President
Read the latest message from the ISUOG President Prof. Reem Abu-Rustum.
World Prematurity Day: 17 November 2025
Marked annually, World Prematurity Day raises awareness of the impact of preterm birth on babies across the globe.
Artificial Intelligence Positioning Statement for ISUOG
ISUOG Women's Health Ultrasound Artificial Intelligence strategy
Non-diagnostic use of ultrasound in pregnancy: position of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
In light of the recent concerns, highlighted in a news piece by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), in relation to the existence and role of private baby scan clinics, the Safety Committee of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) is taking this opportunity to state the Society’s position on the non-diagnostic use of ultrasound in obstetrics performed by non-trained practitioners.
ISUOG Practice Guidelines: point-of-care ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
This document provides recommendations regarding the appropriate use of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) in various clinical scenarios encountered by different healthcare professionals (e.g. emergency physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, midwives, residents and family physicians). The target population consists of patients with Ob/Gyn complications or those needing an interventional procedure for which an immediate bedside sonographic evaluation is helpful.
New ISUOG Practice Guidelines: point-of-care ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Read the new ISUOG Practice Guidelines on the use of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in obstetrics and gynecology in various clinical scenarios that may be encountered by different healthcare professionals.
UOG Videoclip: Transposition of the great arteries: three-dimensional virtual navigation inside the fetal heart
New UOG Journal videoclip showing virtual navigation inside a 3D model of a fetal heart with transposition of the great arteries.
UOG Videoclip: Fetal neurosonography: technique and feasibility of external cephalic version
New UOG Journal videoclip on the technique and feasibility of external cephalic version to enable transvaginal fetal neurosonography.