Scientific Information

Perinatal Science International is a meeting of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine

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.

Conference organisers

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

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

Bo Jacobsson

Gothenburg, Sweden​

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra

PSI Faculty

Renaud Becquet

Université de Bordeaux

Conducting mother and baby research in conflict, post-conflict or insecure settings

James Boardman

University of Edinburgh

The gut-brain axis of preterm infants

Victoria Cornelius

Imperial College London

What is a life-course platform trial and how to design one

Yap Seng Chong

National University Hospital, Singapore

Enhancing brain development in infants and young children: research and policy considerations

Janine Felix

Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus Medical Centre, The Netherlands

Epigenetic clocks: what are they and what insights can they provide

Eric Jauniaux

University College London

Environmental impacts on perinatal health

Marian Kacerovsky

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Olomouc, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc Czech Republic

Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes: a global unsolved issue. Could assessment of the intra-uterine environment improve child outcomes?

Joy Lawn

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

4 million neonatal deaths and stillbirths: where, when and how for high impact research?

Edward Melhuish

University of Oxford

Translating science into policy: lessons from infant and child development

Josef Neu

University of Florida

Probiotics and preterm care: what have we learnt after 62 randomised controlled trials?

Susan Ozanne

University of Cambridge

Bringing precision medicine to gestational diabetes

Mario Rüdiger

University of Dresden

The research and development pathway for stem cell therapies in perinatal medicine

Masoud Zamani Esteki

University of Maastricht

Cytogenetic mechanisms of pregnancy loss

PSI Discussants

Boris Kramer

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Daniele De Luca

Université Paris Saclay

Jacqueline Barnes

University of Oxford

Laura Fabbri

Chiesi Farmaceutici

Mark Hanson

University of Southampton

Ramon Luengo-Fernandez

University of Oxford

Victoria Niklas

Oak Hill Bio

Scientific Programme

Thursday April 10, 2025
Friday April 11, 2025
Saturday April 12, 2025
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