Spotlight on Science - Vaccinating mothers during pregnancy

Spotlight on Science is back! Throughout the year, City St George’s will open its doors to the public for free evening events, themed around key areas of our health research.

The audience will get the inside scoop from our scientists and healthcare professionals on the latest research for a wide range of topics. Previous events have focused on Global Health, cancer immunotherapy, antibiotic resistance and Covid-19, to name a few.

You can view previous talks that took place before and during the pandemic on our dedicated Spotlight on Science YouTube playlist.

About the event

Babies are susceptible to many life-threatening infections in their first few weeks of life, but with vaccines given during pregnancy we can now protect them from the very start.

Our experts will discuss the benefits of maternal vaccination and explain how these advances are helping to protect mother and baby.

This event for the general public will include the themes

• The science behind vaccines in pregnancy
• Maternal vaccine research
• Myths and misconceptions
• Vaccine decision making

Speakers

• Dr Eva Galiza (Senior clinical research fellow)
• Prof Paul Heath (Director of St George’s Vaccine Institute)
• Prof Asma Khalil (Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist)
• Emma Eccleston (Clinical research midwife)
• Dr Marina Daniele (Lecturer in Midwifery, City campus)
• Chelone Lee-Wo (Consultant midwife)

Agenda

17:15 - 17:30 - Refreshments

17:30 - 19:00 - Talk in The Curve Lecture Theatre