Global Obstetrics Update 2025

Prepare to journey back to the 70s with GOU, where the music was groovy, the style was bold, and the vibes were electric. Once again, we are gathering the world’s best speakers from around the globe to Melbourne. Watch this space - updates are coming soon!

Park Hyatt Melbourne, 1 Parliament Square, Melbourne, VIC 3002

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That's right, the wait is over! We can confirm that the Global Obstetrics Update is back in 2025! 

For all of you who have been patiently waiting, we can announce that we will be returning to the Park Hyatt Melbourne from Thursday the 27th to Saturday the 29th of November 2025. Speaker announcements and our program will all be released in the coming months, but for now we hope you got your leave sorted and are excitedly planning to join us in 70's for GOU2025. Less than 300 days to go! 

Tickets for the Global Obstetric Update 2025 go on sale on 12th March at 12:00pm.

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Speakers

We pleased to announce the following line up of speakers so far:

Professor Andrew Shennan OBE

  • Clinical Director South London CRN, United Kingdom
  • Professor of Obstetrics, Department of Women and Children’s Health, Kings College London, London 

Professor Bob Silver

  • Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Utah Health 
  •  Co-Director of Labor and Delivery, University of Utah Health

Professor Lucy Chappell

  • Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care, United Kingdom 
  • Professor of Obstetrics, King's College

Professor John Kingdom

  • Obstetrician, MFM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
  • Gordon C. Leitch Chair and Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Toronto

Professor Cathy Cluver

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
  • University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Professor Wolfgang Henrich

  • Medical Director Department of Obstetrics, Charite Universitatsmedizin 

Professor Rebecca Painter 

  • Professor, Amsterdam University Medical Center 
  • Chair in Obstetrics and Women's Health, Erasmus University Medical Center

Professor Aris Papageorghiou

  • Director of Research, Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute. 

Professor Ben W. Mol

  • Professor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Monash Health 
  • Leader of the Evidence based Women's Health Care Research Group 

Associate Professor Kirsten Palmer

  • Obstetrician and Specialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Monash Health Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Monash Medical Centre 
  • NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Monash University

Professor Craig Pennell

  • Chair in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Professor in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • University of Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital

Dr Sarah Price

  • Director of Obstetric Medicine and Obstetric Medicine Physician, The Women's Hospital 
  • NHMRC Emerging Investigation Fellow, Melbourne University

Professor Brett Manley

  • Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women 
  • Director of Neonatal Research, The University of Melbourne

Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino

  • Deputy Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne 
  • Co-Lead of the Translational Obstetrics Group, Mercy Perinatal 

Professor Natalie Hannan

  • Group Lead, Therapeutics Discovery and Vascular Function, Mercy Perinatal 
  • Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Associate Professor Roxanne Hastie

  • Co-lead Perinatal Epidemiology Group, Mercy Perinatal
  • Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne

Dr Anthea Lindquist

  • Co-lead Perinatal Epidemiology Group, Mercy Perinatal
  • Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne

Stay tuned as we release more details about the program and our amazing speakers!

Topics and Themes

We're still spinning the records and shaping the lineup for GOU2025—rest assured, it's going to be far out, with a program 100% focused on educating clinicians at the heart of the action!

Registration

Tickets for the Global Obstetric Update 2025 will go on sale on 12th March at 12:00pm! Make sure you are signed up to our email list, or follow us on social media (via the icons at the bottom of the page) to stay in the loop.

Tickets will be able to be purchased through this link.

In-Person Tickets

  • In-person: General: $1850
  • In-person: Trainee: $1250
  • In-person: Midwife/Student/Allied Health: $925
  • MCG Conference Dinner (Friday 28th Nov): $95

Online Tickets

  • Online: General: $850
  • Online: Trainee: $700
  • Online: Midwife/Student/Allied Health: $600

Accommodation

The Park Hyatt are offering a special rate for delegates during GOU2025 which can be accessed through the following link: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/MELPH/G-GOU5

Sponsors

Interested in sponsoring GOU2025? We are currently finalising our sponsorship prospectus for 2025. If your organisation is interested in joining us for this wonderful event, please reach out to us at mercyperinatal@mercy.com.au.

Contact Us

Please reach out to Sarah and Bella with any questions via mercyperinatal@mercy.com.au.