Bendigo Family Study presentation at ISPOG 2025 in Seoul, South Korea on being prepared for antenatal care.

This week Dr Emma Adams presented at the International Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology conference held in Seoul, South Korea to an international audience. She told them about our Bendigo Family Study and the results from her research evaluating whether mothers who present to hospital with all required antenatal investigations experienced better pregnancy outcomes. 

Her key findings were that new mothers who presented with all required tests exhibited lower levels of anxiety, with this effect persisting after the birth of their baby. This highlights the importance of education to ensure all antenatal women present for care in both a timely manner and with all required investigations so accurate triaging and management can commence.

Recruitment for this and all studies within the Bendigo Family Study remain ongoing.

Professor Julie Quinlivan
Bendigo Family Study