Composite Calendar
South Asia Group
Wednesday 16 April 2008
9:00 am- 9:30 am: Coffee
Morning Session: 9:30 am- 1:15 pm
Theme: Science, Health and Society: South Asians & Reproductive Health
Prof Mark Johnson (Chair)
Session 1 – Prenatal Health, Fertility Treatment & Sex Selection
9:30am Prenatal health of South Asian women and the effect on offspring
Dr. Sara Saravanan, ÌÇÐÄTV Medical School
10:00am British South Asians: Social meanings of infertility and son preference
Prof. Lorraine Culley, De Montfort University
10:30am General Discussion:
Key issues associated with South Asians & prenatal health/ fertility treatment
11:00 am Coffee break
Session 2 – Prenatal Sex Selection
11:15am Birth gender patterns in India: Current status
Dr. Sabu George, New Delhi
11:45am Non-invasive fetal DNA tests: New tool for sex selection?
Dr. Leeza Osipenko, ÌÇÐÄTV Medical School
12:15am Legal issues associated with sex selection
Dr. Dania Thomas, Keele
12:45pm General Discussion: Key issues associated with prenatal sex selection
Lunch: 1:15 pm-2:00 pm