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**Updated advert attached containing full presentation abstract**
Dear colleague
Please find below more details on the East Midlands Medical Sociology Event being held at De Montfort University in December. The updated advert contains the full presentation abstract. Please feel free to share this throughout your own networks.
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Jess
East Midlands Medical Sociology Group Event
Thursday 1st December 2016, 2.30 - 4.30pm.
Room 6.10, Edith Murphy House, De Montfort University, Leicester.
You are invited to attend an afternoon seminar organised by the East Midlands Medical Sociology Group and hosted by De Montfort University.
Keynote Speaker: Dr Kate Reed, Reader in Medical Sociology, University of Sheffield:
'It might be the end of one thing but the beginning of something else': exploring the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in late pregnancy and early life loss
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be used during pregnancy to assist in the diagnosis of a range of fetal and maternal disorders (from problems with the fetal brain to the placenta). It is also starting to be applied to certain areas of pathology such as early life loss (pre and neonatal death) which falls at the very intersections of both the 'start of' and 'end of' life. MRI therefore is uniquely used both in the context of life (prenatally) and death (post-mortem). It also works across both spheres to inform further decision-making over how to create new life (pregnancy planning) and when to end life (turn off neonatal life support). This paper draws on ethnographic data from two qualitative studies with parents and professionals in the north of England in order to explore the impact of this emerging technological application on pregnancy and early life loss. Through this process the paper seeks to problematize existing conceptual understandings of the boundaries between life and death, offering an original contribution to the sociology of reproduction.
Kate Reed has published across the areas of gender, genetics, social theory and the sociology of health and illness. Since 2006 her research has focused mainly on prenatal screening and she has held awards from the Welcome Trust and British Academy to conduct work in this area. She is currently the PI on an ESRC grant to explore the role of imaging technology in fetal and neonatal autopsy.
Cost of attendance
This event is free to attend. Refreshments will be provided.
Booking you place
Booking is essential. Venue numbers are restricted and it is advisable to book early. For general enquiries and booking, please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
For academic enquiries please contact Dr Nicky Hudson on [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Full joining instructions will be circulated to delegates prior to the event.
Jessica Turner
Research Assistant
School of Applied Social Sciences
De Montfort University
Room 0.23 Hawthorn Building
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH
Tel: 0116 207 8306
Jessica Turner<http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/academic-staff/health-and-life-sciences/jessica-davies/jessica-davies.aspx>
Reproduction Research Group<http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/research-faculties-and-institutes/health-and-life-sciences/reproduction-research-group/reproduction-research.aspx>
Twitter:@Jess_Turner1301
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