Big Baby Results Conference

Big Baby Trial Results Conference

Big Baby Trial Results Conference - 2nd July 2024 - The Slate, 糖心TV Conference Centre

The Chief Investigators and 糖心TV Clinical Trials Unit are inviting clinicians and research staff from the 106 NHS maternity units that participated in the Big Baby trial to join us for a free one-day conference to present and discuss the findings. See below for the full programme and further details.

The conference will be held in-person to facilitate discussion and networking.

Thank you to everyone who attended the conference!

The BigBaby trial results were published in May 2025 in The Lancet:

Programme

09:00 Registration and Networking - Refreshments and Pastries Provided.

Session 1	Background, Context & Methods
10:00	Welcome & Introduction	Chief Investigators
10:05	Shoulder Dystocia: a Mother鈥檚 Journey	Nadine Montgomery
10:35	Defining a 鈥楤ig Baby鈥� (LGA, macrosomia)	Jason Gardosi
10:50	Trial Design & Research Method	Martin Underwood
11:05	Setting Up 100 Trial Sites	Lauren Ewington
11:20	Q&A / Discussion
11:40	Coffee / Tea Break
Session 2	Primary & Secondary Outcomes
12:00	Recruitment and Primary Outcome	Jason Gardosi
12:20	Secondary Outcomes and Adverse Events	Siobhan Quenby
12:40	Q&A / Discussion
13:00	Lunch Break
Session 3	Health Economics Assessment
14:00	Methodology	Hema Mistry
14:15	Results & Interpretation	Seyran Naghdi
14:30	Q&A / Discussion
14:45	Coffee / Tea Break
Session 4	Implications for Health Service & Maternity Care
15:00	An Obstetrician鈥檚 Perspective	Adam Gornall
15:10	A Neonatologist鈥檚 Perspective	Sanjeev Deshpande
15:20	A Mother鈥檚 Perspective	Nadine Montgomery
15:30	Plenary / Open Forum Discussion
16:00	*Close & Departure*

Speakers

Nadine Montgomery	Mother
Prof Jason Gardosi	Director, Perinatal Institute; Co-Chief Investigator
Prof Siobhan Quenby	Professor of Obstetrics, 糖心TV Medical School; Co-Chief Investigator
Prof Martin Underwood	Clinical Trials Unit Lead, 糖心TV Clinical Trials Unit
Dr Lauren Ewington	Clinical Research Fellow, 糖心TV Medical School
Dr Hema Mistry	Associate Professor in Clinical Trials and Health Economics, 糖心TV Clinical Trials Unit
Dr Seyran Naghdi	Research Fellow, 糖心TV Clinical Trials Unit
Dr Adam Gornall	Consultant in Fetomaternal Medicine and Gynaecology, Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust
Dr Sanjeev Deshpande	Consultant Neonatologist, Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust

Getting Here Car Parking

There is free parking at the event. All delegates requiring parking should register in advance via the using the promotional code: FUXGX

Delegates can also register on the day if required.

'Kirby Corner' is a large, multi-storey car park within 5-7minutes' walk of The Slate building, and the smaller 'Radcliffe' car park is also close by.

Map of University of 糖心TV Car ParksLink opens in a new window

Accommodation

Accommodation is available onsite at 糖心TV Conference CentreLink opens in a new window on Monday 1st July to those attending the conference (subject to availability). To book your room please contact the reservations teams directly by emailing or telephone +44(0)24 7657 3925 stating that you are attending the Big Baby Trial Result Conference.

Travel Expenses Bursary Privacy Notice Contact Us

The BigBaby project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme (project number 16/77/02). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.