Dear All, please find below the preliminary programme of the 19th Annual Conference of the Society of Reproductive and Infant Psychology to be held at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, GB September 7-9, 1999. Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology 19th Annual Conference 7 - 9 September 1999 Psychology Department University of Hertfordshire Hatfield Campus College Lane Hatfield Herts AL10 9AB Fax: 0044 1707 285073 Provisional Programme Email : [log in to unmask] Webpage Updates (with registration details): Http://www.psy.herts.ac.uk/sripconf99/hmpag e.html or www.srip.ac.uk Attendance certificate for continued education can be supplied Tuesday 7th September 1999 12.15 SRIP Committee Meeting 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Conference Opens Theme: Antenatal and Postnatal Care 14.10 Location of cause of subfertility- discrepancies between perceptions of men in subfertile couples and their doctors. S.Butler, L.Glover, University College London; K.Gannon, Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry; P.D.Abel, Imperial College School of Medicine; C.Gadd, Queen Charlotte's Hospital. 14.30 Ante-natal care for women whose baby has a confirmed fetal abnormality. H.Stratham, W.Solomou, University of Cambridge; J.Green, University of Leeds 14.50 Termination for abnormality at different gestations: the grief response of mothers. H.Stratham, W.Solomou, University of Cambridge; J.Green, University of Leeds. 15.10 Meconium stained liquor, Apgar scores and the sex of the infant. M.Mead, University of Hertfordshire. 15.30 Tea 16.00 Infant disability: early parental interactions with professionals. S.Case, S.Brown, CATCH! Swansea. 16.20 Trends in the intrapartum care of healthy women in four maternity units using routinely collected maternity data. M.Mead, University of Hertfordshire. 16.40 An ethnographic study of women's experience of partnership caseload midwifery practice- the professional as friend. D.Walsh, De Montfort University. 17.00 Hospital postnatal care: a comparison of Pakistani and indigenous 'white' women's views of their care. J.Hirst, J.Hewison, Z.Kauser, University of Leeds. 17.20 AGM 18.00 Poster Session and Wine 19.30 Dinner Wednesday 8th September 1999 Theme: Sleeping and Feeding 9.00 Reasons to share: why parents cosleep with their babies. E.Hooker, H.Ball, J.Anderson-Hawkins, University of Durham. 9.20 The relationship between behavioural characteristics of infants and weight gain in the first eight weeks. A.Molkenboer, R.Drewett, University of Durham. 9.40 Mothers' perceptions of attitudes of professionals on infant feeding matters. P.Cairney, University of Dundee. 10.00 Tea 10.20 Is there an association between postnatal depression and faltering growth ? E. Heycock, L. O'Brien, M. Hanna, J. Cox, University of Keele. 10.40 Identifying failure to thrive in infancy. R.Drewett, S.Corbett, University of Durham. 11.00 Outing to Hatfield House and Lunch Bus leaves at 11.15. Tours at: 11.50, 12.10, 12.20. Bus returns at 13.30 14.00 SRIP Prize Theme: Invited Symposium on Postnatal Depression: From Theory to Practice. 14.20 Prediction and prevention of post-natal depression P. Cooper, L. Murray, University of Reading. 14.40 Timing and chronicity of maternal depression: effects on behavioural development. D. Wolke, S. Kurstjens, University of Hertfordshire. 15.00 Health visitor management of post-natal depression. S. Seeley, Cambridge. 15.20 Tea 15.40 Rationale for training trainers S. Elliott, University of Greenwich. 16.00 Discussion Theme: Reproductive Issues. 16.20 Symptoms and sex hormone levels in women with sub-clinical premenstrual syndrome (PMS). V.Hall, H.Leathard, St Martin's College. 16.40 Coping with menopausal hot flushes: relationships between catastrophic interpretations and reported coping strategies. F.Reynolds, Brunel University. 17.00 Anxiety and thyroid parameters during pregnancy. E. Brouwers, A. Van Baar, H. Vader, V. Pop University of Tilburg, The Netherlands. Keynote Lecture 18.00 Nature; nurture and behavioural development in infancy. R. Plomin, Institute of Psychiatry, London. Introduced by D.Wolke. 19.15 Dinner 20.30 Entertainment Thursday 9th September 1999 Theme: Mother-Infant Relationships. 9.10 On relatedness and relationships. P.Hobson, M.Patrick, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London. 9.30 Talking nonsense: the content of mothers' speech to pre-linguistic infants. S.Zeedyk, J.Gray, University of Dundee; E.Meins, L.Wilson, University of Durham. 9.50 Parenting the preterm infant: contributions of parental mood and infant behaviour. D.Rosenblatt, University of Reading. 10.10 The relationship between infant irritability and maternal sensitivity in very premature infants: birth to 3 months of corrected age. P.Meier, D.Wolke, T.Gutbrod, L.Rust, University of Hertfordshire. 10.30 Tea 11.00 Cognitive development and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADAH) in children born <= 32 weeks gestation attending mainstream school. L.Thompson, R.Cooke, L.Foulde -Hughes, University of Liverpool. 11.10 Promoting parent-infant attachment in the NICU. A.van Baar, J.Vlemmix, T.van Asten, M.Eliens, St. Joseph Hospital, The Netherlands. Theme: Depression and the use of EPDS. 11.30 Can we predict depression in the postpartum period? G.Verkerk, M.van Son, V.Pop, University of Tilburg. 11.50 Postnatal depression as an environmental effect. M.Hackney, Manchester Metropolitan University. 12.10 Post-natal depression and deprivation. A.Hunn, Northern General Hospital. 12.30 Is the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale suitable for use with Asian clients ? P.Finch, Canterbury Christ Church University College. 12.50 Postnatal depression: mothers' and health visitors' perspectives. P.Almond, University of Hertfordshire. Close of Conference. 13.15 Lunch Poster Session The impact of early social interaction on physiological development in infancy. E.S.Anderson, M.P.Wailoo, S.Peterson; Leicester University. State of the art: the impact of child relinquishment as a non-death loss in gestational carriers. P.A.Barki; University of Reading. Are menopausal women at risk for depression? M.C.Becht, C.F. van Erp, M.J. van Son, V.J.Pop; University of Tilburg. Perceived burden of care as a predictor of attitudes towards prenatal testing and termination of abnormality among women who have a sibling with Down's syndrome. L.Bryant, J.M.Green, J.Hewison; University of Leeds. A case for, and a case of, early clear-cut attachment. R.Draghi-Lorenz; University of Surrey. The occurrence of chronic depression in women at menopausal age. C.F.van Erp, M.C.Becht, M.J.van Son, V.J.Pop; University of Tilburg. The meaning of parenthood: a comparative study of British and Greek sub-fertile and fertile couples. S.Kazantzidou, S.Weaver; Hull University. Patterns in the length of postnatal hospital stay 'chosen' and maternal well-being. E.Kenyon, J.Hewison; University of Leeds. The interaction of gestational age with genetic and environmental influences on cognitive and language development in 2-year-old twins. G.Koeppen-Schomerus, T.Eley, R.Plomin; London. Expectant teenage mums- empowered or impaired. A.Macleod; East Yorkshire hospital NHS Trust, S.Weaver, S.Wisher; University of Hull. Feelings, knowledge and opinions of ethnically Indian and white women concerning Leicestershire maternity services: a qualitative study. E.Ockleford, J.Berryman; University of Leicester, R.Hsu; Leicestershire health, L.Moss; Leicester general hospital, M.Patterson; Leicester royal infirmary, S.Gokani; leicester interpreting services. Screening for fetal abnormality: attachment and anxiety in pregnant women. S.Sandbrook; Staffordshire %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%