The Saudi Group for Maternal and Fetal Medicine is organized under the umbrella of the Saudi Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, in cooperation with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. The activities of the First Saudi Conference on Maternal and Fetal Medicine, on Monday 24 Rabi` al-Awwal, corresponding to February 4, and over a period of 4 days at Prince Salman Hall in the hospital, with the participation of 35 international and local speakers with experience in this field. Dr. Samir Abdullah, Maternal and Fetal Medicine Consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Chairman of the Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Saudi Group for Maternal and Fetal Medicine, confirmed that the conference has the participation of 5 international speakers from Canada, including Dr. (Greg Ryan), an expert in treating fetuses during pregnancy at the University of Toronto. ), In addition to the team specialized in maternal and fetal medicine at Canadian (Ottawa) Hospital, who will present on the first day of the conference a medical symposium on the global challenges in the field of maternal and fetal medicine education, and their impact on health care. The second and third days of the conference include working sessions on developments in early diagnosis and treatment of fetal diseases, ways to care for the expectant mother suffering from heart disease, blood diseases, thrombosis or rheumatism, as well as developments in the treatment of acute bleeding cases with drugs or surgical intervention. The last day was devoted to two workshops on early diagnosis, treatment of diseases and birth defects of the fetus’s heart, fetal heart mapping and dealing with surrounding changes. It is reported that the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties accredited 25 training hours to attend the conference.
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