Conversations in Fetal Medicine

• In conversation with Professor Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman

  Send us a textWelcome to the third episode of season five, in conversation with Professor Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman. Professor Gyamfi-Bannerman's BioDr. Gyamfi-Bannerman is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UC San Diego Health, joining the faculty at UCSD in 2021. She holds the Samuel SC Yen Endowed Chair at UCSD and is a Professor with Tenure. She is board certified in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine and focuses her career on obstetric complications with a primary focus on preterm birth prevention. Dr. Gyamfi is a proficient, NIH funded researcher whose research has focused on preterm birth prediction and prevention and in interventions to improve outcomes for those delivering preterm, namely antenatal corticosteroids. Results of her randomized clinical trial on antenatal corticosteroids in women at risk for late preterm birth were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and changed obstetric practice in the United States. She also conducts research in the areas of preeclampsia, infectious disease, maternal morbidity and health disparities with over 200 peer-reviewed publications.She is currently the Steering Committee Chair of a multi-center NIHLBI ENRICH study focused on improving maternal and childhood outcomes for pregnant individuals from poorly resources backgrounds, and Steering Committee Chair for the Preventing pre- eclampsia: Evaluating AspiRin Low-dose regimens following risk Screening (PEARLS study), assessing aspirin dosing in sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, she was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, a national medical honor society. Finally, she serves on the NICHD Council.Aside from her clinical and research endeavors, Dr. Gyamfi is the Immediate Past President for the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), the national and international society representing all perinatologists after completing her President in February, 2025. She is actively involved in writing clinical guidelinesin obstetrics for both SMFM and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and continues to mentor trainees and junior faculty from around the world.https://providers.ucsd.edu/details/1568494250/obstetrics-gynecologyPodcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: [email protected], or via Twitter (X), Bluesky or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. 

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• In conversation with Dr Fionnuala Mone

  Send us a textWelcome to the second episode of season five, in conversation with Dr Fionnuala Mone. Fionnuala is a clinical academic in maternal fetal medicine based at Queen's University Belfast. She is dual qualified in genomics and fetal medicine and is an international expert in prenatal genomics acting as the genetics editor for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as an invited member of the RCOG Genomic Standing Committee, Academic Board and Scientific Advisory Group. She is also secretary for the Fetal Genomics Group of the BSGM and scientific representative for BMFMS. She has over 60 publications in her field and contributes to international guidance related to prenatal genomics.Podcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: [email protected], or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

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• In conversation with Dr Elspeth Whitby

  Send us a textWelcome to the first episode of season five of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, in conversation with Dr Elspeth WhitbyDr Whitby is a senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield and an Honorary consultant at Sheffield teaching hospitals NHS trust. Her areas of interest are based around obstetric imaging with MRI including the fetus, the placenta and post mortem imaging. She runs a national service for fetal imaging for all body areas and for assessing for placental invasion.Despite having an academic post her work has been driven by local need andrequests from the clinicians and is heavily clinically based. She is also part of the team that have established the world’s first clinical service for imaging the post mortem fetus and neonate based on the teams work.In addition she works as part of a sociology team looking at the impact of MRI asa technology on patient care in the clinical setting both for in utero and postmortem imaging. The aim of this collaboration is to understand the landscape inwhich she works and how that integrates with society. This has altered herclinical practice in many ways, hopefully for the better.Her service is streamlined and designed so appointments are available at shortnotice but no appointment slots are unfilled. She tries to develop a ‘lean service’model within the current working environment.Outside work she prioritises the family but find time for doing traditional andnew crafts, running around the peak district with friends, aiming for brunch orcoffee and cake at the end of the run, and time in the garden, the greenhouseacting as her sanctuary.https://www.fetalmri.co.uk/https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/people/clinical-medicine/elspeth-whitbyPodcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: [email protected], or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

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• In conversation with Professor Lucilla Poston - recorded live at RCOG Annual Academic Meeting! Bonus episode

  Send us a textWelcome to a special bonus episode! Recorded live at the RCOG Annual Academic Meeting in January 2024, organised by the Blair Bell Research Society. Join us in conversation with Professor Lucilla Poston, co-hosted with the fabulous Dr Neil Ryan (a clinical academic and subspecialty trainee in gynae-oncology). This is also a chance to celebrate the RCOG Annual Academic Meeting and learn a bit more about the Blair Bell Research Society. With thanks to the RCOG and BBRS for permission to share the recording.  Professor Poston's bio:https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/lucilla-postonProfessor Lucilla Poston CBE is a Professor of Maternal & Fetal Health in the School of Life Course & Population Sciences. Her research spans maternal nutrition, obesity and gestational diabetes with a focus on the short as well as longer term consequences for the health of mother and the child. Approaches include studies in mother -child cohorts and development of pragmatic interventions in pregnancy to improve pregnancy outcome and child health. Her team also interrogate the early life origins of disease through maternal and child electronic health record data linkages.Professor Poston is President of the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG) and was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2009. She was appointed NIHR Senior Investigator, Emeritus in 2017, having succeeded twice in open competition. In 2017, Lucilla was awarded a CBE for services to Women’s Health. In 2024 Lucilla was listed by Research.com as being one of the top 1000 female scientists in the world, according to the H Index.Previously Professor Poston was the Tommy's Chair of Maternal & Fetal Health and the Director of the Tommy’s Maternal & Fetal Research Unit based at St Thomas’ Hospital, and the Head of the School of Life Course & Population Sciences.RCOG Annual Academic Meeting info:The RCOG Annual Academic meeting ‘Save the date’ and call for abstracts has just been announced! 6-7 Feb 2025https://rcog.eventsair.com/annual-academic-meeting-feb-2025Dr Neil Ryan's bio:https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/neilryanNeil is the RCOG Subspecialty Trainee in Gynaecology Oncology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and a CSO/NES Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.He was awarded a personal MRC fellowship to undertake a PhD at the University of Manchester (UoM) which he completed in 2020. His thesis was supervised by Professors Crosbie and Evans.His PhD led to a change in NICE guidelines relating to the testing of womb cancer along with numerous publications, presentations, invited lectures and awards.Neil's work was recognised by a President's Doctorial Scholarship and awarded the UoM's highest postgraduate award: The President's Medal. Neil was recently awarded the William Blair Bell Lecture by the RCOG.British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS) podcast info:https://www.bgcs.org.uk/professionals/new-podcast-series/Podcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: [email protected], or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance')

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• In conversation with Professor Lawrence Impey

  Send us a textWelcome to the fifth episode of season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, in conversation with Professor Lawrence Impey. Professor Impey's bio: Qualification MBBS 1988 from the MiddlesexUndergraduate degree 1985 in OxfordTrained in London, Dublin and Oxford. MRCOG 1993, FRCOG 2007Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine in Oxford since 2001.Full time NHS clinical consultant, director of tertiary referral Oxford Fetal Medicine Unit23 years as practising obstetrician and fetal medicine specialistDirector of subspeciality training in maternal and fetal medicine, OxfordClinical Lead for Maternity Health Innovation Oxford and Thames ValleyVisiting Professor in fetal medicine, Oxford UniversityAuthor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Impey and Child 6th (ed in preparation), and Oxford handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (current is 3rd ed) Collins, Arulkumaran, Hayes, Arambage and ImpeyMultiple blood chapters eg Oxford Textbook of MedicineLead author of two greentop guidelinesPublications on labour and the role of intrapartum risk factors, breech presentation, preterm birth and fetal growth restriction and risk factors for adverse outcomesCurrent research projects: predicting and preventing stillbirth, Machine learning based intrapartum CTG interpretationFather of Cicely and Orlando and grandfather of FergusPodcast information:We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: [email protected], or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.

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