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Welcome to the first episode of season six, in conversation with Dr Emma Ferriman.

Dr Ferriman's Bio:

Dr Ferriman graduated from Liverpool Medical School in 1990. From 2001 to 2016, she served as a Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine in Leeds, before taking up her current role in Sheffield in 2016. 

She currently holds the role of President of the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS), Her clinical expertise spans high-risk pregnancies, multile pregnancies, prenatal diagnosis and screening. 

In addition to her medical practice, Emma is actively involved in medicolegal work, serving as an adviser to the General Medicine Council (GMC) and the Medical Protection Society (MPS). She is also an editor and author, contributing to various medicolegal publications. 

Some of the things we discussed included: 

BMFMS: https://www.bmfms.org.uk/default.aspx

The next BMFMS conference will be on 26-27 March in Leeds, UK, and registration and abstract submission is open now: https://bmfmsconference.co.uk/2026/en/page/home

Dr Anthony Hart, paediatric neurologist, who has published many papers including Hart et al (2021) Antenatal counselling for prospective parents whose fetus has a neurological anomaly: part 1, experiences and recommendations for service design (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dmcn.15022)

Podcast information:

We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: [email protected], or via X, Bluesky or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.

Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.