Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Lives (an EdSciFest event) Join our interactive event celebrating cutting edge pregnancy research. Book your tickets now! Immerse yourself in fascinating flash talks... Dr Katie Mckinnon explores how the socioeconomic environment (factors which impact a person's economic and life opportunities) affects the developing brain. Dr Kahyee Hor shares her work on fetal programming and its effects on a baby's long-term health. Eugenia Grand, NHS Lothian Fertility Specialist Dietician will provide all the latest research on preconception dietary health, and advice on specialist fertility and gestational diabetes dietetic services. + Get hands-on with our interactive stalls Interested in learning about ultrasound scanning? Become a sonographer for the day! - Try your hand at scanning with our handheld ultrasound device. Relax in our 'Ask a Midwife Anything!' corner - Chat to Hailey and Hannah, registered midwives and Grow and Gather hypnobirthing and yoga birth prep gurus. Trial two new pregnancy apps - Looking at 'remote monitoring of pregnancies affected by Gestational Diabetes', and 'monitoring environmental pollution exposure and sleep during pregnancy'. Deep-dive into our flash talks, with a panel discussion with the opportunity to ask questions, hosted by NHS Lothian Consultant Obstetrician Dr Rosie Townsend. Explore the wonderful world of pregnancy research with Edinburgh Pregnancy Research Team - Come and chat to Professor Rebecca Reynolds and her team about the challenges and successes in being at the forefront of pregnancy research. SIMPREG's tech-led study team showcase smart wearables and pregnancy monitoring. The Born in Scotland study team want to know - what're your pregnancy research priorities? Explore NHS Lothian's neonatal research - the PRENCOG team talk all things premature birth and baby brain development. I-test research midwives show how cutting edge retinal scanning may help predict complications in pregnancy, like pre-eclampsia. Did you know Edinburgh has a pregnancy BioBank? Find out what this is - and how it's streamlining research to improve pregnancy outcomes. Apr 04 2024 19.00 - 21.00 Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Lives (an EdSciFest event) Join Edinburgh Pregnancy Research Team this year at the Edinburgh Science Festival. Listen to flash talks from interdisciplinary researchers to show how health in pregnancy builds lifelong health for parents, children and communities. Age range: Suitable for Ages 12+ Running times: 7pm | 2 Hours Presented by The University of Edinburgh The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT Find on Google Maps
Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Lives (an EdSciFest event) Join our interactive event celebrating cutting edge pregnancy research. Book your tickets now! Immerse yourself in fascinating flash talks... Dr Katie Mckinnon explores how the socioeconomic environment (factors which impact a person's economic and life opportunities) affects the developing brain. Dr Kahyee Hor shares her work on fetal programming and its effects on a baby's long-term health. Eugenia Grand, NHS Lothian Fertility Specialist Dietician will provide all the latest research on preconception dietary health, and advice on specialist fertility and gestational diabetes dietetic services. + Get hands-on with our interactive stalls Interested in learning about ultrasound scanning? Become a sonographer for the day! - Try your hand at scanning with our handheld ultrasound device. Relax in our 'Ask a Midwife Anything!' corner - Chat to Hailey and Hannah, registered midwives and Grow and Gather hypnobirthing and yoga birth prep gurus. Trial two new pregnancy apps - Looking at 'remote monitoring of pregnancies affected by Gestational Diabetes', and 'monitoring environmental pollution exposure and sleep during pregnancy'. Deep-dive into our flash talks, with a panel discussion with the opportunity to ask questions, hosted by NHS Lothian Consultant Obstetrician Dr Rosie Townsend. Explore the wonderful world of pregnancy research with Edinburgh Pregnancy Research Team - Come and chat to Professor Rebecca Reynolds and her team about the challenges and successes in being at the forefront of pregnancy research. SIMPREG's tech-led study team showcase smart wearables and pregnancy monitoring. The Born in Scotland study team want to know - what're your pregnancy research priorities? Explore NHS Lothian's neonatal research - the PRENCOG team talk all things premature birth and baby brain development. I-test research midwives show how cutting edge retinal scanning may help predict complications in pregnancy, like pre-eclampsia. Did you know Edinburgh has a pregnancy BioBank? Find out what this is - and how it's streamlining research to improve pregnancy outcomes. Apr 04 2024 19.00 - 21.00 Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Lives (an EdSciFest event) Join Edinburgh Pregnancy Research Team this year at the Edinburgh Science Festival. Listen to flash talks from interdisciplinary researchers to show how health in pregnancy builds lifelong health for parents, children and communities. Age range: Suitable for Ages 12+ Running times: 7pm | 2 Hours Presented by The University of Edinburgh The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT Find on Google Maps
Apr 04 2024 19.00 - 21.00 Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Lives (an EdSciFest event) Join Edinburgh Pregnancy Research Team this year at the Edinburgh Science Festival. Listen to flash talks from interdisciplinary researchers to show how health in pregnancy builds lifelong health for parents, children and communities. Age range: Suitable for Ages 12+ Running times: 7pm | 2 Hours Presented by The University of Edinburgh
