New College Statements
The following new statements were endorsed by RANZCOG Council and Board in March 2012 and November 2011:

• The Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (WPI 22)
• Perinatal Anxiety and Depression (C-Gen 18)
• Cultural Competency (WPI 20)
• Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Obstetric and Gynaecological Surgery (C-Gen 17)
• Influenza Vaccination for Pregnant Women (C-Obs 45)
• Guidelines for Scanning of Live Subjects for Teaching Purposes (WPI 21)

Revised College Statements
The following statements were re-endorsed by RANZCOG Council and Board in March 2012 with significant amendments:

• RANZCOG Guideline: Suitability Criteria for Models of Care and Indications for Referral within & between Models of Care (C-Obs 30)
• Investigation of Intermenstrual and Post-Coital Bleeding (C-Gyn 6)
• Tamoxifen and the Endometrium (C-Gyn 12)
• Termination of Pregnancy (C-Gyn 17)
• Guidelines for the appointment of O&Gs to Specialist Positions in Aust & NZ (WPI 17)

The following statements were re-endorsed by RANZCOG Council and Board in March 2012 with minor or no amendments:

• Timing of Elective Caesarean Section at Term (C-Obs 23)
• Use of Prostaglandins for Cervical Ripening prior to the Induction of Labour (C-Obs 22)
• RANZCOG Standards in Maternity Care in Australia and New Zealand (C-Obs 41)
• RANZCOG/ ANZCA/ RACGP/ ACRRM Position Statement on the Provision of Obstetric Anaesthesia Services (WPI 14)
• Umbilical Cord Blood Banking (C-Obs 18)
• Position Statement on the Appropriate Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound (C-Gen 10)
• Use of the Veres needle to obtain pneumoperitoneum prior to laparoscopy (C-Gyn 7)

New College Statements under development

• Routine testing of serum TSH level in pregnant women
• Vasa Previa
• Illicit Drugs in Pregnancy
• Oral Contraceptive Pill