Dear Colleague CMACE and the RCOG have released a joint guideline at a conference on the care of women with obesity before, during and after pregnancy which took place on Friday 19th March 2010. The guidance includes standards of service provision for local maternity units. This guideline addresses many of the needs above as trusts and maternity units will now have evidence-based national guidelines to ensure that obese mothers-to-be are given appropriate care and treatment during pregnancy. Please a link to this guideline below:- http://www.cmace.org.uk/Publications/CEMACH-Publications/Maternal-and-Perinatal-Health.aspx For further information on CMACE work, publications and/or future events please go to the CMACE website www.cmace.org.uk<http://www.cmace.org.uk> or contact your CMACE regional office. Thank you very much for continuing to be subscribed to CMACE. Kind Regards Rachael Rachael Davey R&D Administrator Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) Lower Ground Floor Chiltern Court 188 Baker Street London NW1 5SD Tel: 020 7467 3231 Web: www.cmace.org.uk<http://www.cmace.org.uk>