ISA 2007

The scientific programme will seek to examine the epidemiology, associated factors and pathology of stillbirth and perinatal loss. Participants will debate how we can improve prevention through better protocols, clinical care and audit. The international faculty consists of many specialists at the forefront of research in this area:

Adrian Charles (Australia); Phil Cox (UK); Jan Jaap Erwich (Netherlands); Vicki Flenady (Australia); Ruth Fretts (USA), Frederik Froen (Norway), Jason Gardosi (UK), Robert Goldenberg (USA), Lesley McCowan (New Zealand), Bob Pattinson (South Africa), Uma Reddy (NICHD - USA), Gordon Smith (UK), Monir Islam (WHO)

For further details about each day's sessions, click on specific date from the calendar below.

	Sunday 30th Sept	Monday 1st Oct	Tuesday 2nd Oct
		ISA AGM
Morning sessions	Joint Plenary Welcome & Introduction ISA ISA Parents Advisory committee A father's experience of the death of a baby	Joint Plenary Overview of previous day (Bereavement & Scientific) Life after stillbirth: a mother's experience Individual grief and cultural influences	Joint Plenary Overview of previous day (Bereavement & Scientific) Life after stillbirth: hope with a heartbeat Presentation of abstract(s) of Best Poster Prize
	Coffee / Tea
	Global Perspectives WHO and stillbirth Stillbirth and the international perspective Rural satellite maternity centres improve perinatal outcome Sociodemographic inequalities in perinatal mortality	Placenta: structure and function Perinatal autopsy: considerations in a multicultural society Value of placental examination in the absence of postmortem consent Placental causes in 750 intrauterine deaths Placental vascular changes in cord accidents Markers of Placental Function and the Risk of Stillbirth	Roundtable on Prevention Researching Risk The promise of fetal movement Preventing SGA - the old and the new
	Poster session: International fellowships	Poster session	Open Forum
	13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
Afternoon sessions	Understanding stillbirth through audit Perinatal audit in South Africa Unexplained antepartum fetal death in Australia Socio-economic inequalities in Stillbirths in Northern Ireland 1993-2002 Perinatal mortality and deprivation	Postmortems and anomalies Postmortems in the identification of congenital anomalies Anomalies as a cause of high stillbirth rates in multi-ethnic communities Postmortems in the diagnosis of growth restriction Postmortem Bacteriology	Workshop: Classification I Round table Presentations of systems
	Coffee / Tea
	Fetal activity and growth Epidemiology of decreased fetal movements Prospective study of pregnancies with DFM Risk Factors for fetal growth restriction Confidential Enquiries into Stillbirths with IUGR	Infection and Inflammation Infection and stillbirth Intrauterine inflammation and stillbirth Parallels between SIDS and Stillbirths: a role for inflammation?	Workshop: Classification II Studies / applications General discussion / next steps
	Workshop: Definitions International variation How it affects interpretation How it affects rates & reports	Workshop: Protocols & investigations Work-up of stillbirths Evaluation of causes of pregnancy loss Protocol for investigating unexplained perinatal loss The place of thrombophilia work up General discussion
Evening	Mediaeval Banquet	Dinner & Dance