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SUMMARY:Foetal Behaviour and Development - Professor Nadja Reissland\, Dur
 ham University &amp\; Dr Staci Weiss\, University of Cambridge 
DTSTART:20240206T123000Z
DTEND:20240206T133000Z
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CONTACT:Louise Gray
DESCRIPTION:*Talk 1:* “The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Flavour Stimu
 li on Postnatal Reactions”\n\n*Speaker:* Professor Nadja Reissland\, Dur
 ham University \n\n*Abstract:* Professor Nadja Reissland is a Developmenta
 l Psychologist currently based at Durham University. Her work is at the fo
 refront of the growing field of fetal psychology. She and her team have ex
 amined the effects of maternal mental health including stress\, depression
 \, anxiety\, and attachment on fetal and neonatal development. Specificall
 y\, we have tested fetal stimulation through sound\, light\, taste\, and t
 ouch. The latter study used twin fetuses to analyse touch behaviours in re
 lation to maternal stress\, depression\, and anxiety. We also examined the
  effects of nicotine in prenatal and neonatal development and our latest s
 tudy looked at the effects of the COVID lockdown on fetal movement profile
 s which are indicative of brain function. All our work is based on 4-D ult
 rasound using a dedicated fine grained coding system (FOMS based on FACS) 
 and postnatal fine grained video analysis using FACS/BabyFACS. \n\n%{color
 :white}.%\n\n*Talk 2:* “From Womb to World: Tracking Action in the Fetus
  and Newborn” \n\n*Speaker:* Dr Staci Weiss\, University of Cambridge \n
 \n*Abstract:* Babies interact with their surroundings and explore their ow
 n bodies with the womb\, with thumb-sucking observed even in the first tri
 mester. Using ultrasound\, we examine the continuity of hand-to-mouth move
 ments from the third trimester through the first days of life. The Perinat
 al Imaging Partnership with Families (PIPKIN) study investigates the emerg
 ence of intra- and inter-individual differences in infant behavioural and 
 brain development longitudinally\, beginning in third trimester.   \n\nUsi
 ng 4D US\, we first characterized the duration of hand-to-mouth contact\, 
 then identify how the speed and smoothness of hand-to-mouth movements chan
 ge from 28-38 weeks. Finally\, we relate the movement characteristics of e
 ach fetus to hand-to-mouth behaviour observed by the PIPKIN team\, measure
 d using the Neonatal Behaviour Assessment Scale (NBAS) up to 3 times durin
 g their first month of life. The speed of fetal movements was a better pre
 dicted of early hand-to-mouth behaviour in neonates younger than 10 days o
 ld\; however\, the duration and smoothness of fetal movements remained a s
 tronger longitudinal predictor of newborn hand-to-movement behaviour in in
 fants older than 30 days of age. Babies movements in the womb might be a p
 rovide a glimpse into longer-term development and risk for developmental d
 isorder. \n\n
LOCATION:Hybrid: Second Floor Seminar Room\, Centre for Family Research\, 
 Old Cavendish Building\, Free School Lane / Zoom: Meeting ID: 812 2017 570
 9 / Passcode: 405335
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