Peter Nathanielsz

Peter Nathanielsz has been a leader in research into fetal and neonatal development for nearly 50 years. He has published over 600 papers in major scientific journals. He has taught at Cambridge University, England, and Cornell University, NYU School of Medicine, University of Texas, and University of Wyoming in the USA. He is currently also a Visiting Professor at London University. His students hold professorial positions all over the world. His ability to present the science of pregnancy and fetal development in an accessible manner is based on his many years of speaking to general audiences and media talk shows such as the Today Show. He is also extremely experienced at talking to students at all levels - high school, undergraduate, graduate and post graduate levels. He has addressed general audiences and high school students in many countries, Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Australia, Germany, Holland, Singapore, Malaya, Japan and the United Kingdom.

In his books and in the classroom, Peter Nathanielsz is dedicated to spreading the wonder of the biological changes that occur as the fetus develops in one environment within the womb, while at the same time preparing for a completely different environment in the world outside the womb. The second edition of his latest book, Life Before Birth: The Challenges of Fetal Development was released in August 2022. The first edition was translated into twelve languages.

Peter Nathanielsz has been the Keynote speaker at many national and international meetings. He has addressed major education groups and societies such the National Association of Biology Teachers and the National Association of Midwives. He has appeared on the Today Show, the Diane Rehm show and Fresh Air on NPR.

Peter Nathanielsz has received multiple awards. He is an Emeritus Professor at Cornell University, a Fulbright Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and a recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the Society of Reproductive investigation, the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Society and the International Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). In 2022 he received the Barker Medal of the DOHaD Society. For more information about his work please see www.lifecoursehealthpress.com.