The conference has been awarded with 12 CME points for obstetrician-gynaecologists members of our NVOG.

Accreditation from RCOG has also been requested.

PROGRAMME – THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2017

07:30 –

08:40

REGISTRATION Location: (0.3) Beursfoyer, Ground Floor

REFRESHMENTS & EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground Floor

08:50 –

09:00

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

Tim Overton, President, BMFMS Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

09:00 –

10:00

LABOUR & DELIVERY PLENARY

Chair: Maggie Matthews & Louise Page Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

KEYNOTE: CTGs - what have the last 30 years taught us?

Peter Brocklehurst, Birmingham, UK

KEYNOTE: When should we be inducing labour?

Michel Boulvain, Geneva, Switzerland

BMFMS AGM – WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 2017

18:00 –19:00

BRITISH MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE SOCIETY’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor

10:10 –

10:50

LABOUR & DELIVERY PRESENTED ABSTRACTS A

Chair: Rita Arya & Louise Page Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.LD.1 Adverse neonatal outcome and arterial cord blood

gases: Is base deficit a predictor? Liv Knutzen, UK

O.LD.2 Ursodeoxycholic acid reverses the induction of

calcium signalling by PGE2 in a human myometrium in

vitro model of preterm labour, Tharni Vasavan, UK

O.LD.3 The application of error taxonomies to identify

error pathways leading to poor fetal outcome in 87 critical

incidents involving cardiotocographs, Sharon Davis, UK

O.LD.4 Acceptability of transabdominal and transperineal

ultrasound compared to vaginal examinations prior to

delivery, Sana Usman, UK

FETAL MEDICINE PRESENTED ABSTRACTS B

Chair: Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.FM.5 First trimester prediction of adverse events in

monochorionic diamniotic twins: The OMMIT study, Fiona L

Mackie, UK

O.FM.6 Antenatal diagnosis and management of a

prospective national population cohort of live-born infants

with exomphalos, Anna-May Long, UK

O.FM.7 The role of uteroplacental and fetal Dopplers at

term as markers of perinatal death, Caitriona Monaghan, UK

O.FM.8 Why the GAP-GROW project is not working in

East London, Eirini Vaikousi, UK

10:00-16:40

SIMULATION

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10:50 –

11.40

REFRESHMENTS & EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground Floor

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SESSION A Location: First Floor

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10:55–11:35

LATE BREAKING SESSION

Chair: Catherine Williamson Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor

Proteinuria testing in pre-eclampsia –

key messages from the DAPPA trial

Jason Waugh, Newcastle, UK

The 100,000 Genomes Project

Tim Hubbard, London, UK

11:40 –

13:00

SYMPOSIUM: OPERATIVE VAGINAL DELIVERY FOR MALPOSITION - WHICH WAY IS BEST?

Chair: Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

Ventouse - Thomas van den Akker, Leiden, the Netherlands

Kiellands - Kim Hinshaw, Sunderland, UK

Manual Rotation - Deirdre Murphy, Dublin, Ireland

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13:00 -

14:20

LUNCH & EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground

Floor

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13:25-14:10

PREMAITHA SPONSORED

SYMPOSIUM Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal,

Ground Floor

Successes and challenges of

implementing cfDNA

prenatal screening

Asma Khahil, London, UK

Kelly Cohen, Leeds, UK

François Jacquemard, Paris,

France

13:10-14:10

TRAINEES EVENT

Chairs: Sarah Murray &

Caroline Knight Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal,

Ground Floor

Peripartum

Cardiomyopathy in a

supermorbidly obese

parturient

Beth Gibson, Norwich, UK

Myasthenia Gravis

exacerbation in pregnancy

Sherif Shawer, Salford, UK

CHAOS in MCDA twin

pregnancy

Maria Farren, UK

Lethal skeletal dysplasia

Caroline Knight, London, UK

26 week uterine rupture

following an abruption with

placenta previa

Kimberly Gibson, Glasgow, UK

Uterine inversion: A rare

case

Kate O’Doherty, Ennis, Ireland

14:20 -

15:20

FETAL MEDICINE PLENARY

Chair: Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

KEYNOTE: CMV in pregnancy - what does the future hold?

Yves Ville, Paris, France

KEYNOTE: Baby in a Bag - the future of fetal medicine?

Alan Flake, Philadelphia, USA

15:30 -

16:10

FETAL MEDICINE PRESENTED ABSTRACTS A

Chair: Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.FM.1 Fetal middle cerebral artery Doppler to time

second and subsequent intrauterine transfusions to treat

anaemia due to red cell allo-immunisation: A randomised

trial, Jodie Dodd, Australia

O.FM.2 In utero gene therapy (IUGT) using GLOBE

Lentiviral vector phenotypically corrects the heterozygous

humanized mouse model and its progress can be

monitored using MRI techniques, Panicos Shangaris, UK

O.FM.3 High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU): A

method of non-invasive placental vascular occlusion,

Caroline Shaw, UK

O.FM.4 Complications of intrauterine intravascular blood

transfusions: Lessons learned after 1678 procedures,

Carolien Zwiers, The Netherlands

LABOUR & DELIVERY PRESENTED ABSTRACTS B

Chair: Kim Hinshaw & Maggie Matthews Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.LD.5 Shock index trajectory in untreated obstetric

hypovolaemic shock, Hannah Nathan, UK

O.LD.6 Predictors of surgical site infection, adverse clinical

outcome and patient preference for surgical approach at

Caesarean section in the morbid obese, Michael Dias, UK

O.LD.7 Vasa praevia: A national UK study using the UK

Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS), George Attilakos,

UK

O.LD.8 Tokophobia or too posh to push? Innovative multi-

professional antenatal care pathway for women requesting

elective Caesarean section without clear obstetric

indication, Millicent Nwandison, UK

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16:10 -

16:40

REFRESHMENTS & EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground Floor

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SESSION B Location: First Floor

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16:40 -

17:40

GENDER ISSUES IN OBSTETRICS

Chair: Jane Norman & Catherine Williamson Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

Gender issues in science and medicine

Simone Buitendijk, London UK

The impact of Athena SWAN awards in translational research

Shamima Rahman, London, UK

Why are so few men entering obstetric training in 2017

Colin Morgan, Liverpool, UK

17:40 -

18:20

SOCIETY LECTURE

Like mother, like child; researching the life course of health

Lucilla Poston, London, UK

Chair: Tim Overton Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

18:20 -

19:20

WELCOME DRINKS RECEPTION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground Floor

PROGRAMME – FRIDAY 31 MARCH 2017

08.00 -

08:40

REGISTRATION Location: (0.3) Beursfoyer, Ground Floor

REFRESHMENTS & EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground Floor

08:50 -

09:50

MATERNAL MEDICINE PLENARY

Chair: Rhona Hughes & Catherine Williamson Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

KEYNOTE: Cardiac disease in pregnancy – lessons learnt from Confidential Enquiries

Sara Thorne, Birmingham, UK

KEYNOTE: What is the evidence for Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy?

Cyrus Cooper, Southampton, UK

10:00 –

10.40

MATERNAL MEDICINE PRESENTED ABSTRACTS A

Chair: Rhona Hughes & Tracey Johnston Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.MM.1 A randomized controlled trial and cost-

effectiveness analysis of low dose aspirin with an early

screening test for pre-eclampsia in low risk women,

Fionnuala Mone, Ireland

O.MM.2 Cortisol pulsatility is reduced and may underlie

decreased hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in

obese pregnancy, Laura Stirrat, UK

O.MM.3 Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in pregnancy

(DiPEP): A national case-control study, Marian Knight, UK

O.MM.4 Effect of antihypertensive treatment on placental,

renal and endothelial biomarkers in pregnancy

complicated by chronic hypertension, Louise Webster, UK

PREGNANCY OUTCOME PRESENTED ABSTRACTS B

Chair: Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.PO.5 Prediction of perinatal mortality for the mid-

trimester FGR fetus using ultrasound and angiogenic

markers, Rebecca Spencer, UK

O.PO.6 Trends in the incidence and survival of births at 22

to 26 weeks in England: A population based study, Lucy

Smith, UK

O.PO.7 Predictive markers of infection and inflammation-

associated preterm birth: A prospective evaluation of

cervicovaginal fluid metabolites and cytokines in

symptomatic and asymptomatic women, Emmanuel

Amabebe, UK

O.PO.8 Cervical cerclage using the Shirodkar technique:

Safe and effective as evidenced by a historical cohort

covering 337 consecutive procedures, Elizabeth Bonney, UK

10:00 – 16:40

SIMULATION

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10:40-

11:30

REFRESHMENTS and EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground Floor

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SESSION C Location: First Floor

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10:45–11:25

LATE BREAKING SESSION

Chair: Catherine Williamson Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor

Effect of tranexamic acid in post

partum haemorrhage: Results from

the WOMAN trial

Ian Roberts, London, UK

Update from the Stamp Trial

David Williams, London, UK

11:30 -

13:00

SYMPOSIUM: HOW SHOULD WE REDUCE STILL-BIRTH RATES

Chair: Rhona Hughes & Dick Oepkes Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

Reducing stillbirth by improved methods of screening low risk women

Gordon Smith, Cambridge, UK

Using Perinatal Audit for prevention of stillbirth

Jan Jaap Erwich, Groningen, the Netherlands

Reducing still-birth by improved management of reduced fetal movements

Frederick Froen, Oslo, Norway

SIMULATION

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13:00 -

14:20

LUNCH &

EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal,

Ground Floor

POSTER VIEWING Location:

LEDENVER-

GADERING PIJLER

FMG Location: (0.5)

Graanbeurszaal, Ground

Floor

13:25-14:10

NATERA

SPONSORED

SYMPOSIUM Location: (0.4)

Effectenbeurszaal, Ground

Floor

From early

knowledge to early

intervention: the

advantages of

prenatal 22q11

screening

Samantha Leonard,

UK

13:20-14:10

INOSS & FUTURE

EUROPEAN

COLLABORATION

Chair: Katie Morris Location:

Marian Knight, Oxford,

UK

Kitty Bloemenkamp,

Amsterdam, The

Netherlands

14:20 -

15:20

PREGNANCY OUTCOME PLENARY

Chair: Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

KEYNOTE: Does the baby need the mother's microbiome?

Bo Jacobsson, Gothenberg, Sweden

KEYNOTE: Progesterone - a complex story

Jane Norman, Edinburgh, UK

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15:30-

16:10

PREGNANCY OUTCOME PRESENTED ABSTRACTS A

Chair: Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.PO.1 Association and pathways of association between

maternal haemoglobin concentration and stillbirth: A

cohort study among a multi-ethnic population in England,

Manisha Nair, UK

O.PO.2 A randomized controlled trial of an M-health

behavioural lifestyle intervention to prevent gestational

diabetes in overweight and obese pregnancy: PEARS trial,

Maria Kennelly, Ireland

O.PO.3 Potentially misleading results from systematic

reviews which included secondary outcomes from possibly

P-hacked trials; the example of progestogens to prevent

pregnancy loss, Jim Thornton, UK

O.PO.4 INDuction of labour at 41 weeks or EXpectant

management until 42 weeks in obstetrical low risk women

(the INDEX trial), Joep Kortekaas, The Netherlands

MATERNAL MEDICINE PRESENTED ABSTRACTS B

Chair: Tracey Johnston & Katie Morris Location: (0.5) Graanbeurszaal, Ground Floor

O.MM.5 Neonatal and obstetric outcomes in women with

gestational diabetes mellitus: consequences of

implementation of the new WHO criteria in the

Netherlands, Rixt Goedegebure, The Netherlands

O.MM.6 Non- Invasive Cardiac Output Monitoring

(NICOM) can predict the evolution of uteroplacental

disease - results of the prospective HANDLE study, Cathy

Monteith, Ireland

O.MM.7 The influence of ethnicity on blood pressure

trajectories in pregnancy: Analysis using data from the

Born in Bradford cohort, Diane Farrar, UK

O.MM.8 Epigenome-wide profiling reveals potential

differential DNA methylation in neonates of women with

previous macrosomic babies exposed to a dietary

intervention in pregnancy (ROLO Study), Aisling Geraghty,

Ireland

16:10 -

16:40

REFRESHMENTS and EXHIBITION Location: (0.2) Grote Zaal, Ground Floor

POSTER VIEWING Location:

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17:40

DEBATE

Chair: Alec McEwan Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

This house believes that women with a breech presentation at term should be encouraged to deliver vaginally

For - Marjolein Kok, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Against – Jim Thornton, Nottingham, UK

17:40 -

18:00

PRIZES and AWARDS

Chair: Tim Overton, Bristol, UK & Richard Smith, Norwich, UK Location: (0.4) Effectenbeurszaal, Ground Floor

18:00

CLOSING OF CONFERENCE

The programme is correct at time of publication, however is subject to changes

The conference has been awarded with 12 CME points for obstetrician-gynaecologists members of our NVOG.

Accreditation from RCOG has also been requested.