Dr. Rebecca Bromley

Biography

Rebecca Bromley is a Senior Lecturer and Paediatric Neuropsychologist at the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Her academic interests focus primarily on the effects of medications taken during pregnancy on child cognitive, motor, and social development. Dr. Bromley completed her PhD at the University of Liverpool, exploring long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children exposed to anti-seizure medications in utero. She has since moved to the University of Manchester, where she conducts research initiatives aimed at delineating the risks associated with such exposures. As a committee member of the UK and Ireland Epilepsy Pregnancy Register, Dr. Bromley leads ongoing neurodevelopmental investigations during pregnancies complicated by medication use. She collaborates with various European colleagues to enhance research and reporting protocols regarding medication exposure during pregnancy. With over 40 academic publications and numerous presentations at international conferences, Dr. Bromley is deeply involved in the field of neuropsychology, working also as part of the Complex Epilepsy Team at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, where she diagnoses and intervenes for young people with epilepsy and related conditions. Her current studies include the Neurodevelopment of Babies Born with Epilepsy (NaME) Study and the Neurodevelopment Prenatal Exposure Seizures (NAPES) study.

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