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Fall 2026 Day 1 Session 1 Banner

9-10:20 a.m.

Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S.

9-9:05 a.m.  Welcome Remarks

John Gaitanis, M.D.

9:05-9:20 a.m.  A View From the NICHD Director

ADRE J. du PLESSIS, M.B.Ch.B.

9:20-9:50 a.m.   Prenatal Pediatrics: The Road Ahead

CATHERINE LIMPEROPOULOS, Ph.D.

9:50-10:20 a.m.   Non-Invasive Imaging Methods to Access Fetal Health

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10:25-11:45 a.m.

RYAN McADAMS, M.D.

10:25-10:55 a.m.   Seeing Earlier, Acting Wisely: AI Across Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Care

M. Camille Hoffman, M.D., MSc

10:55-11:25 a.m.   Gestational Choline in the Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy Improves Child Neurodevelopment

Drs. du PLESSIS, GAITANIS, HOFFMAN, LIMPEROPOULOS and McADAMS

11:25-11:45 a.m.  Session 1-2 Panelists discussion moderated by Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S.

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1:20-3:20 p.m.

Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S.

1:20-1:50 p.m.    Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Are We Asking the Right Questions?

Elizabeth Yen, M.D., MA

1:50-2:30 p.m.    Neonatal-Infant Perspective on Prenatal Substances Use Exposure

Estelle D. Jean, M.D.

2:30-3 p.m.    Maternal Cardiovascular Health and Fetal Outcomes: A Cardio-Obstetrics Perspective

Drs. JEAN, WISNER and YEN

3-3:20 p.m.   Session 3 Panelists discussion moderated by Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.

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3:20-5:10 p.m.

ANDREEA A. CREANGA, M.D., Ph.D.

3:20-3:50 p.m.    Obesity: A Perinatal Public Health Crisis

Maged Costantine, M.D., MBA

3:50-4:20 p.m.    Hypertension and Preeclampsia

CATHERINE MONK, Ph.D.

4:20-4:50 p.m.    The Science — and Clinical Opportunities — of Fetal Origins of Future Child Health

Drs. COSTANTINE, CREANGA and MONK

4:50-5:10 p.m.   Session 4 Panelists discussion moderated by Nickie N. Andescavage, M.D.

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9-10:15 A.M.

DELEGATE JAMILA J. WOODS

9-9:10 a.m.    Welcome Remarks

NICKIE NIFORATOS ANDESCAVAGE, M.D.

9:10-9:40 a.m.    The ex-Utero Fetus: Prematurity as a Critical Predictor of Health

YOEL SADOVSKY, M.D.

9:40-10:10 a.m.   Aging Before Birth - A Multiomic Guide

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10:15-11:35 A.M.

ANITA N. KRISHNAN, M.D.

10:15-10:45 a.m.    Treating the Tiniest Hearts: Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Arrhythmias

SARAH B. MULKEY, M.D., Ph.D.

10:45-11:15 a.m.      Infectious Disease and the Fetal Brain

Drs. KRISHNAN, MULKEY, NIFORATOS ANDESCAVAGE and SADOVSKY

11:15-11:35 a.m.      Session 5-6 Panelists discussion moderated by Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.

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1:10-3:15 p.m.

ROBERTO JOSE ROMERO-GALUE, DMedSc, M.D

1:10-1:40 p.m.     The Role of Infection and Fetal Inflammation in Cerebral Palsy

LYNN R. GOLDMAN, M.D., MS, Ph.D.

1:40-2:10 p.m.    Environmental Exposures and Maternal-Fetal Health

NIHAR NAYAK, DVM, Ph.D.

2:10-2:40 p.m.      Recent Advances in Genetics/Epigenetics

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2:40-3:15 p.m.

Drs. du PLESSIS, LIMPEROPOULOS, ROMERO-GALUE and WISNER

2:40-3:15 p.m.      Recommendations for Accelerating Research moderated by Yoel Sadovsky, M.D.