ISUOG Outreach heads to Central Asia and launches a new program to improve ultrasound access and education in Kyrgyzstan.

The January issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology is completely free to read! The issue includes a systematic review evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of first-trimester ultrasound examination in the detection of fetal cardiac abnormalities, a study reporting on clinical experience with non-invasive prenatal screening for single-gene disorders, a study developing and validating a model for prediction of placental dysfunction-related stillbirth from maternal factors, fetal weight and uterine artery Doppler at mid-gestation, an analysis of 13,062 SARS-CoV-2-positive pregnancies evaluating comorbidities and social vulnerability as risk factors of maternal death in Mexico, and a prospective study assessing first-trimester screening for placenta accreta spectrum in women with prior Cesarean delivery using transvaginal ultrasound assessment of the lower uterine segment scar.

To celebrate the New Year, the January 2022 issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology has been made completely free to read.

New UOG Journal video abstract on the feasibility and accuracy of first-trimester transvaginal ultrasound in stratifying women according to their risk of placenta accreta spectrum.

New UOG Journal videoclip on inadvertent irreversible closure of the arterial duct following therapeutic use of transplacental indomethacin in a fetus with severe Ebstein's anomaly.

New UOG Journal videoclip on fusion imaging in the preoperative assessment in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

New UOG Journal videoclip on the use of transvaginal ultrasound for the diagnosis of deep endometriosis.

New UOG Journal videoclip reporting a case of prenatal diagnosis of double-outlet left atrium.

The December issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology includes a State-of-the-Art Review discussing the rationale for fetoscopic repair of complex gastroschisis, a study demonstrating evidence of SARS-CoV-2 vertical transmission according to the WHO criteria, a study showing similar characteristics of ectopic pregnancies prior to vs during the COVID-19 pandemic and a study finding that transvaginal sonography determines accurately the extent of infiltration of rectosigmoid deep endometriosis. Also in the issue, find out who were the all-important contributors to UOG’s peer-review process in 2021.