Ep1. Unpacking RANZCOG’s New Miscarriage Guideline (Audio)

In the first episode of Talking O&G, we explore RANZCOG’s clinical guideline on Miscarriage, Recurrent Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy (C-Gyn 38). This episode examines how the treatment of miscarriage is evolving through the latest evidence-based research and a more patient-centred, empathetic approach to clinical care.

Host: Associate Professor Scott White – Scott is a maternal fetal medicine specialist based in Perth and the Editor in Chief of ANZJOG

Joining host Associate Professor Scott White are:

• Dr Kasia Siwicki – Kasia is a staff specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology at Alice Springs Hospital in the Northern Territory. She chaired the Guideline Development Group for the College’s Miscarriage, Recurrent Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy guideline.
• Dr Nicole Liesis—Nicole is an Emergency Medicine specialist and RANZCOG Associate Procedural member based in Western Australia. She was a member of the Guideline Development Group for the College’s Miscarriage, Recurrent Miscarriage, and Ectopic Pregnancy guidelines.
• Isy Oderberg – Isy is a journalist, author of Hard to Bear: Investigating the Science and Silence of Miscarriage, and co-founder of the Early Pregnancy Loss Coalition.

Together, they discuss the shift in clinical language around miscarriage, updated medical and surgical management options, changes in how recurrent miscarriage is defined and investigated, the importance of emotional and psychological support, and where care and research are heading next.

🔗 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• RANZCOG Clinical Guideline: Miscarriage, Recurrent Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy (C-Gyn 38)
• Hard to Bear: Investigating the Science and Silence of Miscarriage - book by Isy Oderberg
• The Early Pregnancy Loss Coalition

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This episode of Talking O&G is produced by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG). The views expressed are those of the speakers and may not reflect the official position of the College.