The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a medical institution in England which is responsible for training and regulating medical practitioners who specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology.

The RCOG was founded as the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1929 by Professor William Blair-Bell and Sir William Fletcher Shaw. It was granted its Royal Charter on 21 March 1947, and has as its object "The encouragement of the study and the advancement of the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology". It is based in offices near Regent's Park in central London.

External links

• Official website

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