Organising Institutions
EAPM President – Neena Modi, United Kingdom
President – Elect – Apostolos Athanasiadis, Greece
Secretary General – Valentina Tsibizova, Italy
The purpose of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine (EAPM) is to bring together groups and individuals in Europe who are interested in promoting the science of perinatal medicine, for the benefit of mothers and their children, in particular by:
- Promoting and disseminating the study, research and knowledge of all aspects of perinatal medicine, to attain the optimal physical and mental health for mothers and their children by improving the quality and provision of perinatal care in Europe.
- Contributing to the improvement of teaching standards in the profession.
- Proposing guidelines and standardizing criteria for auditing, evaluation and clinical care in perinatal medicine.
- Fostering collaboration between the various disciplines interested in perinatal care as well as friendship between individuals from different European Countries.
Congress Co-organiser
Scientific Committee
Congress President
Miroslaw Wielgos
Warsaw, Poland
Rector of Medical University of Warsaw, Head of the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chair (Neonatology)
Neena Modi
London, United Kingdom
Professor of Neonatal Medicine and Vice-Dean (International), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London; Consultant, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London; Past-President: Medical Women’s Federation; Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; British Medical Association; Academic Paediatrics Association of Great Britain and Ireland; Neonatal Society
Chair (Obstetrics)
Apostolos Athanasiadis
Thessaloniki, Greece
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Medical School of Aristotle University
Committee
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos
Lisbon, Portugal
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Lisbon and Consultant in Obstetrics at the Santa Maria Hospital
Enrico Lopriore
Leiden, The Netherlands
Professor of Neonatology and Fetal Medicine Head of the Department of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Centre
Luca Antonio Ramenghi
Genoa, Italy
Professor of Paediatrics, University of Genoa, Chief of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Mother and Baby Department, Gaslini Children’s Hospital
Valentina Tsibizova
Florence, Italy
Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist
PREIS International School
Stefan Verlohren
Berlin, Germany
Chairman and Director, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer
Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Paediatrics, Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
Artur Beke
Budapest, Hungary
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Semmelweis University
Simona Vladareanu
Bucharest, Romania
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Neonatology, Elias Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Daniel Surbek
Bern, Switzerland
Full Professor (Ordinarius) for Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Bern; Acting Chairman, Department. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Head, Division
of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, University Hospital Insel, Bern; Co-Head, Research Laboratory for Prenatal Medicine
Scientific Rationale
The European Association of Perinatal Medicine is pleased to announce the European Congress of Perinatal Medicine to be held from 16–19 September 2026 in Warsaw, Poland. This biennial congress stands among Europe’s foremost platforms dedicated to advancing the science and practice of perinatal medicine, uniting obstetricians, neonatologists, midwives, paediatricians, researchers, allied health professionals, and parents and families, in their shared commitment to improving the care of mothers and newborns.
The scientific programme of EAPM 2026 will explore the latest advances across the continuum of perinatal medicine. Key themes include preterm birth and early life interventions, maternal care and obstetric innovation, and fetal therapy and imaging, with sessions highlighting new insights in delivery room management, postpartum haemorrhage, placenta accreta, and fetal surgery. Emerging research on perinatal immunology and the microbiome will shed light on maternal–fetal interactions, while ethical and clinical debates will challenge current practice, promote personalised approaches to perinatal care, and strong engagement with parents and families.
Set against the vibrant and historic setting of Warsaw, EAPM 2026 will foster collaboration, innovation, and the exchange of cutting-edge knowledge. Together, participants will help shape the future of maternal and newborn health, working toward safer pregnancies, healthier births, and a better start to life for every child.
Scientific Programme
DAY 1 – September 16th – Courses
OB&Gyn
- External cephalic version
- Intrapartum ultrasound
- TBC operative management of postpartum haemorrhage (TBC)
NEO
- Point of care lung ultrasound
- Point of care functional neonatal echocardiography
- Delivery room management of the extremely preterm baby
DAY 2 – Scientific Sessions – September 17th
Parallel Session 1 (Obstetrics): Great obstetrical syndromes
Parallel Session 2 (Neonatology): Delivery room management
Plenary Session 1 (Joint OBGYN/Neonatology): (preterm birth, stillbirth, transgender pregnancy issues)
Controversies Session 1 (Obstetrics): When should we test for thrombophilia in cases of recurrent pregnancy loss?
Controversies Session 2 (Neonatology): Should own mother’s milk for very preterm infants routinely be fortified with protein and carbohydrates?
Parallel Session 3 (Obstetrics): Induction of labour – cervical ripening and strategies
Parallel Session 4 (Neonatology): Retinopathy of prematurity and nutritional management in preterm infants
Plenary Session 2 (Joint OBGYN/Neonatology): Preterm labour and birth
DAY 3 – Scientific Sessions – September 18th
Parallel Session 5 (Obstetrics): Intrapartum care – instrumental vaginal delivery
Parallel Session 6 (Neonatology): Long-term outcomes of preterm birth; hemolytic disease
Plenary Session 3 (Obstetrics and Neonatology): Congenital infections
Controversies Session 3 (Obstetrics): Should we provide corticosteroids after 35 weeks?
Controversies Session 4 (Neonatology): Should own mother’s milk feeds for very preterm babies have routine protein-carbohydrate fortification?
Parallel Session 7 (Obstetrics and Neonatology): Postpartum haemorrhage updates
Parallel Session 8 (Obstetrics and Neonatology): Umbilical cord blood for neonatal transfusions
Plenary Session 4 (Obstetrics and Neonatology): Significance of maternal and fetal microbiome for pregnancy and newborn
DAY 4 – Scientific Sessions – September 19th
Parallel Session 9 (Obstetrics): Simulation and AI in obstetrics ultrasound, AI-based decision-making in labour
Parallel Session 10 (Neonatology)
Plenary Session 5 (Joint OBGYN/Neonatology): Modern genetics in perinatology ( genetic tests in preimplantation (IVF pregnancy); prenatal test first trimester; NGS )