EBCOG is the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. EBCOG’s aim is to improve the health of women and unborn and newborn babies by promoting the highest possible standards of care in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. EBCOG’s core activities focus on education and training to further standardise these areas for all doctors and healthcare professionals across Europe. 

As part of their focus on quality assurance and patient safety, EBCOG also produces position statements on hot topics in women’s health. Recent position statements include:

• High-intensity exercise during pregnancy: https://ebcog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/High-intensity-exercise-during-pregnancy.pdf 
• HPV immunisation: https://www.ejog.org/article/S0301-2115(20)30024-5/abstract 
• Caesarean sections: https://ebcog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/How-to-curtail-CS-rate-in-Europe-10.06.25.pdf
• RSV vaccination in pregnancy: https://ebcog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Respiratory-Syncytial-virus-immunization.pdf
• Omega-3 to reduce preterm birth: https://ebcog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Omega-3-fatty-acid-supply-in-pregnancy-for-risk-reduction-of-preterm-birth-Position-statement.pdf
• Impact of tobacco use: https://ebcog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-potential-impact-of-tobacco-use-on-female-fertility-and-pregnancy.pdf
• Impact of opioid use: https://ebcog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Harmful-effects-of-opioids-during-pregnancy.pdf 

All of EBCOG’s work can be found on their website: https://ebcog.eu/publications/