A reflection of the recent trends in medicine is the development of the sub-specialty of obstetric medicine. Advances in healthcare have made it possible for patients with high-risk medical disorders to survive into adulthood. These women need highly specialised multidisciplinary care during pregnancy and labour. Recognising these recent trends in medical practice, a maternal medicine symposium was organised by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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