Media Releases
Media releases for 2019 from NASOG
- 11 January Media Statement
A Media Statement on the retraction of Media Release from 27 June 2018 entitled “Spurious and baseless attack on maternity services in private hospitals”.
Media releases for 2018 from NASOG
- 7 November Media Release
Funding crisis hits women’s health
An emerging crisis in private maternity and gynaecology services, and the impact this is having on patients and health services, must be addressed immediately.
- 29 June Media Release
Mothers and babies, not dollars and cents, the focus in maternity care
Attacks on private maternity care ignore the basic right of mothers to choose the best care for themselves and their unborn child which is the real focus for all maternity care, according to the body representing obstetricians and gynaecologists. - 26 March Media Release
Care provided by specialist obstetricians and gynaecologists worth every cent
Media reports of alleged systematic charging above the Australian Medical Association’s recommended rates by some doctors and specialists are examples of poorly researched and sensationalist reporting which conveniently ignore the facts in pursuit of a headline.
Media releases for 2017 from NASOG
- 14 December Media Release
Media reports over safety of long-acting reversible contraception irresponsible and unwarranted
Concerns over the safety of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) raised by the ABC’s 7.30 Report this week should not be seen as indicative of any widespread problem with these products, one of Australia’s leading specialist doctor groups has said. - 10 November Media Release
NASOG launches career website dedicated to obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetricians and gynaecologists, and staff working in the specialty, now have access to a dedicated online career centre website which features job listings and a range of resources to help them during their careers. - 30 October Media Release
Women’s health specialists welcome focus on rural health
The National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NASOG) has welcomed the appointment of Emeritus Professor Paul Worley as Australia’s first Rural Health Commissioner. - 11 May Media Release
Health Budget sets a positive tone for future ongoing investment
The National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NASOG) has welcomed the 2017 Budget for its focus on health initiatives, in particular the positive measures for women’s health which NASOG has been advocating for. - 19 January Media Release
NASOG welcomes appointment of new Health Minister
The National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NASOG) today has welcomed the appointment of Mr Greg Hunt as the new Minister for Health and Sport
Media releases for 2016 from NASOG
- 30 November Media Release
NASOG welcomes establishment of stillbirth research centre
The National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NASOG) today welcomed the launch of the first national research centre dedicated to investigating stillbirths and their causes.
- 14 October Media Release
Peak women’s health body calls for Obstetrician-led care
NASOG has fully endorsed the AMA Queensland’s submission on maternity services in that State as a blueprint for the whole of Australia.
- 19 July Media Release
Peak women’s health body congratulates Government on re-election
NASOG has congratulated the Turnbull Government on its re-election and also welcomed the re-appointment of Sussan Ley as Minister for Health. President of the peak body for women’s health specialists, Dr Gary Swift, said the Association urged the re-elected Government to continue supporting initiatives to improve patient outcomes as it looks to implement its health agenda.
- 01 April Media Release
NASOG welcomes coroner’s findings into tragic home birth death
The peak body for women’s health specialists, the National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NASOG) has elected leading specialist Dr Gary Swift as President. He was previously Vice President, and has worked closely with the NASOG Council for a number of years.
Media releases for 2015 from NASOG
- 26 November Media Release
New President for peak women’s health body
The peak body for women’s health specialists, the National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NASOG) has elected leading specialist Dr Gary Swift as President. He was previously Vice President, and has worked closely with the NASOG Council for a number of years.
- 26 October Media Release
Call for improvement of Australia’s overstretched health system
Australia’s peak body of women’s health specialists, says the avoidable deaths of infants at Bacchus Marsh and Melton Regional Hospital highlights the strain associated with Australia’s overburdened hospitals, the need for increased resources, greater collaboration of governments regarding funding, and improved clinical governance.
- 24 September Media Release
Congratulations to new Ministers appointed in health
President of NASOG, Dr Mike Aitken said it was good that Sussan Ley MP was allowed to continue her hard work as Minister for Health, only now she would be ably supported by the Minister for Rural Health, Senator Fiona Nash, and an Assistant Minister for Health, Mr Ken Wyatt MP
- 13 March Media Statement
Specialist doctors support zero tolerance of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment (PDF 67kb)
Australia’s representative body of women’s health specialists, support a “zero tolerance” approach to any forms of bullying, discrimination or sexual harassment of any of our O&G trainees, or surgical trainees in other professional colleges.
Media releases for 2014 from NASOG
- 26 May Media Alert
Private hospital safer says report (PDF 166kb)
A new research study, looking at over 700,000 births from 2000-8 has shown that Australian women, who have babies in a private hospital, actually have superior maternal and perinatal outcomes compared to women who give birth in public hospitals.
Media releases for 2012 from NASOG
- 21 September Media Update
NASOG President meets with politicians to warn of the importance of timely handover of care from midwives to obstetricians.Up to 50% of women with midwife-led-care will need the care of an obstetrician in the event of complications during pregnancy and birth. Dr Foote stressed the need for ‘collaboration of care’, and in particular agreement on when to transfer care in a timely fashion. Dr Foote met with politicians from both sides of politics, including Senator Moore, Mr Dutton, Dr Southcott, and Dr Laming.Particular areas of concern with the proposed reversal of collaborative care with a named obstetrician are lack of agreement between midwives and obstetricians on:- the definition of failure to progress in 1st stage as well as and second stage. Some midwives will allow pushing to go on for longer than three hours, when the average length of pushing is 1 hour.
- the frequency of internal assessment to check the cervix is dilating during labour. Some midwives don’t perform any internal assessments in labour. International guidelines are for assessments at least every 4 hours.
- definition of non reassuring fetal heart rate pattern, and when continuous assessment of the fetal heart should be performed
- definition of severe post partum haemorrhage and when an obstetrician should be called.
NASOG is urgently calling on government to convene a working group to established agreed joint guidelines for transfer of care from a midwife to an obstetrician
- 10 September Media Alert
Mums and babies safer than ever with specialist care
Midwife survey misses point about the importance of mother and baby safety, says Specialist doctors
- 10 April Media Alert
Pregnant women voice their anger at cuts to Obstetrics Medicare funding (PDF 125kb)
Thousands of expectant mothers are calling on the Government to partially restore Medicare funding so a doctor of their choice can care for them and their babies.
- Pre-budget submission 2012-13 (PDF 277Kb)
What women want: affordable and equitable access to specialist care for themselves and their babies
- 13 February Media Alert
Pregnant Women need more support (PDF 111kb)
More expectant mothers will be tipped out of the private health system and into overcrowded public hospital beds, once a measure to means test Private Health Insurance becomes law, warns specialist obstetricians and gynaecologists.