Welcome to GROU, the Global Research Obstetric Update. Two days, many world‑leading clinical researchers and an unmissable opportunity to learn about practice‑changing insights. Brought to you by Professors Sue Walker, Stephen Tong and Tu’uhevaha Kaitu’u‑Lino, this scientific obstetrics conference will be held on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 November 2026 at the Park Hyatt Melbourne - once again in the same week as GOU.

After the rave reviews of our inaugural 2025 meeting, GROU is back in 2026 by popular demand.

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

We encourage you to register now. Anyone who has already purchased a ticket for GOU will be eligible for a discounted GROU registration.

There is much more to be announced, but we have already invited eminent local and international obstetric superstars to join us in 2026. This is the room to be in if you want to know what clinical practice could look like in five years’ time.

More information to be posted here: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/GROU2026

GROU 2026 is approved for 13 CPD Points by RANZCOG.

What our GROU 2025 attendees had to say:

“I loved the general atmosphere sharing passion about maternal and perinatal health”

“I spoke to a wide range of people from many different countries who were here for the conference and shared that they thought it was the best they had been to."

Contact the host of Global Research Obstetric Update (GROU) 2026