Child and Maternal Health Observatory (ChiMat)

http://www.chimat.org.uk/
The National Child and Maternal Health Observatory (ChiMat) provides information and intelligence to improve decision-making for high quality, cost effective services. It supports policy makers, commissioners, managers, regulators, and other health stakeholders working on children's, young people's and maternal health.

Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE formerly known as CEMACH)

http://www.cmace.org.uk/
CMACE aims to improve the health of mothers, babies and children by carrying out confidential enquiries into maternal and child health on a nationwide basis and by widely disseminating findings and recommendations. Work on maternal, perinatal and child health programmes consisted of a number of elements, including:

• Maternal and perinatal mortality surveillance
• National clinical audits
• Local clinical audits
• Conferences, seminars and interactive workshops
• Research and other projects

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

http://www.iom.edu/
The US-based Institute of Medicine provides science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health by working outside the framework of government to ensure scientifically informed analysis and independent guidance. Their guidance on nutritional status during pregnancy (1990) has recently been updated, and includes weight gain recommendations for pregnant women according to BMI group (2009).

National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health (NCC-WCH)

http://www.ncc-wch.org.uk/
The NCC-WCH was established in 2001 by a consortium of partner organisations working in the field of women's and children's health, with the RCOG as host of the centre. It is one of seven National Collaborating Centres funded by NICE to develop the clinical guidelines commissioned by the Department of Health for England and the Welsh Assembly Government. The main aim of the centre is to develop clinical and cost-effective guidelines for women's and children's health.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

http://www.nice.org.uk/
NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health in the UK. It provides a number of guidance documents for NHS services and is currently developing guidance on weight management in pregnancy, and weight management following childbirth.

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU)

http://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/
The NPEU is a multidisciplinary research team dedicated to improving the care provided to women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, as well as the care provided to the newborn. The NPEU has a UK-wide Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) to describe the epidemiology of a variety of rare disorders of pregnancy, and they have recently carried out surveillance of extreme obesity in pregnancy between March 2007 and August 2008.

Royal College of Midwives (RCM)

http://www.rcm.org.uk/
The RCM provides support and information to midwives working in the UK, both NHS and private.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

http://www.rcog.org.uk/
The RCOG encourages the study and advancement of the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology through postgraduate medical education and training development, and the publication of clinical guidelines and reports on aspects of the specialty and service provision. The RCOG International Office works with other international organisations to help lower maternal morbidity and mortality in under-resourced countries.