Bicentenary Meeting of the Maternity & the Newborn Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine. Thursday 28 April 2005 New Lecture Theatre - The Royal Society of Medicine 1 Wimpole Street London, W1G 0AE

Morning Session: Being Born Early
9.00 am		Registration
Chair:		Dr Elvidina N Adamson-Macedo, Reader in Mental Health, School of Health University of Wolverhampton, President of the Section ‘Forum on Maternity and the Newborn’
9.20 am		Welcome by Dr Luke Zander Founder of the ‘Forum on Maternity and the Newborn’.
9.30 am		Delivery issues surrounding pre-term birth - Stephen Burrell, Obstetrician, Luton & Dunstable Hospital, NHS Trust
9.55 am		Epidemiology of Prematurity and Pain in the Neonate - Professor Neil Marlow, Consultant Neonatologist, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
10.20 am		Epidemiology of Prematurity and Pain in the Neonate - Professor Clea R Leone, Consultant Neonatologist, Head of the Neonatal Unit, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Hospital Das Clinicas, Brasil
10.45 am		Discussion
11.15 am		Coffee Break
11.30 am		Fathers’ experiences following pre-term birth - Kevin Hugill, Lecturer-Practitioner Neonates, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
11.55 am		Caring for neonates - Professor Priscilla Alderson, Institute of Education, University of London
12.20 am		Discussion
12.50 pm		Lunch
1.50 pm		Presidential address: Health Psychology and frontiers of neonatology - Dr Elvidina N Adamson-Macedo, President of the Section ‘Forum on Maternity and the Newborn’ – Introduced by Dr Anita Holdcroft, Immediate Past President
Afternoon Session: Caring for the Emotions of Preterm Babies, Parents and Care Givers
Chair:		Dr Maggie Redshaw, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit,Oxford
2.35 pm		My daughter was born early: looking back and beyond - Charlotte Leung, Mother of pre-term baby
2.45 pm		Working with the emotions of mothers of pre-term neonates - Annette Mendelsohn, Psychotherapist, Royal Free Hospital, London
3.10 pm		Behaviour repertoire of pre-term babies and its role in enriching parent-infant early relationship - Dr Janet Constantinou, Development Specialist University of Stanford, California
3.35 pm		Discussion
4.00 pm		Tea Break
4.15 pm		Continuing the care of pre-term babies Bernadette Henderson, Neonatal Nurse, University of Luton
4.35 pm		Building the confidence of parents as primary carers Shanit Marshall, Head of Information and Support, Bliss
4.55 pm		Discussion and completion of evaluation forms
5.25 pm		Close of Meeting followed by AGM and wine

CME/CPD: 5 credits

Acknowledgements - The President wishes to thank Dr Janet Anderson, Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatology’s, Royal New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton and Members of the Council, Roxanne Chamberlain, Dr.Gillian Aston, Dr Patricia Livsey and Bernadette Henderson for their assistance in organising this meeting and Flame – a UK charity that have kindly sponsored this meeting.

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