The exposed fetus and its behavioural development

This symposium is dedicated to behavioural development of healthy fetuses influenced by various environmental exposures.

We invited experts and young investigators from various institutes presenting possible fetal and neonatal adaptations to intrauterine exposure from e.g. medication, stress and environmental restriction. Applied methods of investigation vary from sonography to magnetic resonance imaging. In all studies a longitudinal approach is applied to facilitate observation of long-term consequences.

The symposium precedes the PhD ceremony of Bianca F. Fong. Her work on fetal breech presentation and impact on perinatal posture and locomotion is the result of a longstanding collaboration between the Faculty of Human Movement Sciences of the VU and department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the VU university medical centre in Amsterdam within the Research Institute MOVE.

Venue: Auditorium, VU, Boelelaan 1105, 1081 BT Amsterdam
Date: 13 March 2009
Registration: free
Accreditation: NVOG in progress

Organizing committee
Prof. J.I.P. de Vries,
Research Institute MOVE,
Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VUumc
Email: jip.devries@vumc.nl

Désirée van der Mast, secretary,
Tel: 020 4443258
Email: dl.vandermast@vumc.nl

Registration
before 1 March 2009 by e-mail (Désirée van der Mast) or by post (click here for the registration form).

program

10:00-10:30 Gathering / registration
10:30-10:40 Opening J.I.P. de Vries
10:40-11:10 Fetal motor activity: spontaneous and elicited E.J.H. Mulder, biologist, UMCU, Utrecht
11:10-11:40 Twin follow-up studies based on shared intrauterine environment
 J.I.P. de Vries, gynaecologist, D.E. Boomsma, biological psychologist, S. A. van Gellekom, J.H. Joosten, C.E. van Beijsterveldt, M. Bartels, G. J. Savelsbergh, Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human movement Sciences, VU, Amsterdam
11:40-12:10 Cerebral asymmetries and handedness G. Kasprian, radiologist, Medical University, Vienna
12:10-12:40 neonatal general movements affected by breech presentation A. Nanne, human movement scientist, MD, B.F. Fong, L. van Wensveen, A. Etman, L. de Groot
Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human movement Sciences, VU
12:40-12:45 Closure
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:00 Fetal breech presentation: impact on perinatal posture and locomotion PhD Ceremony Bianca F. Fong
15:00 Reception