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RANZCOG - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

RANZCOG is the lead standards body in women’s health in Australia and New Zealand, with responsibility for postgraduate education, accreditation, recertification and the continuing professional development of practitioners in women’s health, including both specialist obstetricians and gynaecologists, and GP obstetricians.

Vision and mission

Excellence in Women’s Health

How RANZCOG can help

RANZCOG has a number of resources for the public and consumers:

Women’s health doctor database (find a women’s health doctor)
Who is your O&G doctor?
Patient information
First Nations health
RANZCOG Consumer Network

Programs and apps and tools

Recommended links

Home page(opens in a new window)
ranzcog.edu.au
Patient information(opens in a new window)
ranzcog.edu.au
First Nations health(opens in a new window)
ranzcog.edu.au
RANZCOG Consumer Network(opens in a new window)
ranzcog.edu.au

Last reviewed: June 2022

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Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

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Endometriosis

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Hysterectomy

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Group B Streptococcus

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Monitoring the Baby’s Heart Rate in Labour

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Depression and Anxiety during Pregnancy and following Birth

It is widely thought that having a baby should be one of the happiest times of your life. However depression and anxiety are common for women during pregnancy and the first year of their child’s life, with as many as one in five women affected.

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Caesarean Section

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Induction of Labour

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Travelling during Pregnancy

Many women will travel during pregnancy for work, recreation and visiting friends and relatives. In general, the second trimester is the safest and most comfortable time to travel. The chance of miscarriage is very small, nausea and vomiting are likely to have settled and physical constraints have not yet begun to limit your movement.

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Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)

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