We're thrilled to share that our first published prenatal research by our very own Dr. Kirsty Dunn from Lancaster University Babylab and Professor Vincent Reid now at Ngā Pou Kōkiri o Waikato The University of Waikato into foetal recognition of patterns was featured on the BBC TV show QI - Quite Interesting, with a mention by the wonderful Sandi Toksvig!

Catch the segment from 30 mins onwards: https://www.bbc.co.uk/.../qi-xl-series-u-13-upbringing

This achievement is a testament to all families who took part and are taking part in our research here at Lancaster University Babylab Lancaster University. We couldn't do it without you!

If you're an expectant mother interested in participating in our ongoing research on prenatal development, we'd love to hear from you! Please consider sharing with anyone who might be expecting and interested.

Register your pregnancy via our online form here: http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/babylab/get-involved/...

For those interested in exploring further into the mentioned research, we invite you to check out the original article "The Human Fetus Preferentially Engages with Face-Like Visual Stimuli"

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