Welcome to GROU, the Global Research Obstetric Update. 2 days, 20+ world leading clinical researchers and an unmissable opportunity to learn about practice changing insights. Brought to you by Professor’s Sue Walker, Stephen Tong and Tu’uhe Kaitu’u-Lino, this inaugural conference will be held Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th of November 2025, at the Park Hyatt Melbourne (that’s right, the same week as GOU!).

We invite you to hear the latest clinically informed research from local and international speakers. GROU is all about growth (get what we did with the name there!?). We want to encourage our research and clinical colleagues at every career stage to take a step towards researching with day to day clinical impact.

We encourage you to register now, and for anyone who has already purchased a ticket for GOU, we are offering a discount, read on below. A whole week with Mercy Perinatal… how could you say no??

Meet our Speakers!

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 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 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 Ben W. Mol

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

Professor Cathy Cluver

Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Professor Sailesh Kumar

Head of Academy and Mayne Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Queensland
Head of Mothers', Babies' and Women's Health Research Program, Mater Research

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Leading midwifery researcher, Burnet Institute
Co-Head Global Women's and Newborn Health Group, Burnet Institute

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

Professor Jon Hyett

Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Western Sydney University
Head of high risk obstetrics, Royal Prince Alfred Women and Babies

Dr Clare Whitehead

Maternal fetal medicine specialist and Head of Fetal Medicine, Royal Womens Hospital
Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

Professor David A MacIntyre

Professor of Reproductive Systems Medicine, Imperial College UK
Section Head of Pregnancy, Parturition and Prematurity, Imperial College UK

Professor Amanda Henry

Program Head, Women's Health, The George Institute for Global Health
Professor, Women's Health, University of New South Wales

Professor Adrienne Gordon

Clinical Professor, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney
Senior Staff Specialist Neonatologist, RPA Newborn Care, Sydney Local Health District

Professor Fabricio Costa

Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Griffith University
MFM Consultant, Gold Coast University Hospital

Professor Brett Manley

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

Professor Lisa Hui

Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Mercy Perinatal
Professor - MFM, The University of MelbourneJon Hyett

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

Associate Professor Fiona Brownfoot

Obstetrician, Mercy Hospital for Women
Clinical Scientist, University of Melbourne Jonathan Morris

Associate Professor Daniel Rolnik

Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Health
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University

Stay Tuned for our program, to be released soon