FETOMATERNAL MEDICINE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

08:30-10:00 COVID-19 HALL C
Capsule In the midst of this incredible pandemic, can we already draw initial conclusions?
Chairpersons Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
Micheline Misrahi, France
08:30-08:45 Collateral damage of the COVID pandemic on pregnancy
Asma Khalil, UK
08:45-09:05 Vertical SARS-COV2 transmission support fetal/newborn resistance to infection
Eytan R. Barnea, USA
09:05-09:20 Effect of lockdown on premature birth
Ben Mol, Australia
09:20-09:40 Effect of COVID 19 on male fertility
Christopher Barrat, UK
09:40-10:00 Update on COVID-19 vaccination
Leif-Erik Sander, Germany

 

10:00-10:20 Coffee break,  poster viewing and visit the exhibition Exhibition Area

 

10:20-11:50 PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS HALL C
Capsule Non-invasive and invasive prenatal diagnosis for all or by indication?
Chairpersons Yariv Yogev, Israel
Wolfgang Holzgreve, Germany
08:30-09:30

08:30
08:50
09:10

 cfDNA diagnostic or screening?

NIPD Diagnostic indications: Lyn Chitty, UK
Screening for aneuploidies and common genetic aberrations: Caterina Bilardo, Netherlands
Discussion
09:30-10:00 Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) – Ethical and legal issues, proper counseling is the key
Wolfgang Holzgreve, Germany

 

11:50-12:10 Break

 

12:10-13:40 GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS (GDM) HALL C
Capsule The clinical definition and management of this common complication of pregnancy , remain controversial
Chairperson Gerard Visser, Netherlands
12:10-12:25 How to define well glycemic control?
Yariv Yogev, Israel
12:25-12:55

12:25
12:35
12:45

 Debate: Induction of labor for women with diabetes for all women at 38 weeks?

Yes: Yariv Yogev, Israel
No: Ute Schäfer-Graf, Germany
Discussion
12:55-13:10 What is the best pharmacological therapy for GDM? (metformin\glyburide\insulin?)
Gerard Visser, Netherlands
13:10-13:40

13:10
13:20
13:30

 Debate: Should obese women be advised to lose weight in pregnancy?

Yes: Yariv Yogev, Israel
No: Alexander Weichert, Germany
Discussion

 

13:40-14:30  Lunch break,  poster viewing and visit the exhibition Exhibition Area

 

14:30-16:30 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON PRETERM LABOUR HALL C
Capsule Audience expert discussion of burning issues in perinatology
Chairpersons Wolfgang Henrich, Germany
Yariv Yogev, Israel
Discussants Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Portugal
Ute Schäfer-Graf, Germany
Gerard Visser, Netherlands
  1. First trimester embryosonography before or after NIPT?
  2. Detailed second trimester expert screening for everybody?
  3. Induction of labor at 39 completed weeks for every pregnant woman?
  4. How to induce women after previous C-section?
  5. When and how to deliver twins?
  6. Cervical length without or combined with biomarkers to predict prematurity.
  7. Is hospitalization necessary after preterm rupture of membrane?
  8. How to use or combine progesterone, pessary and cerclage in the prevention of PTB?
  9. How to manage adnexal masses in pregnancy?
  10. What is the best technique to close the uterotomy during C-section?

 

16:30-16:50  Coffee break,  poster viewing and visit the exhibition Exhibition Area

 

16:50-18:20 PERINATAL CHALLENGES HALL C
Capsule Hot controversies in perinatology
Chairpersons Wolfgang Henrich, Germany
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Portugal
16:50-17:05 The effect of antibiotics and environmental toxicants on placenta function and fetal growth
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
17:05-17:20 Is there a metabolic syndrome in pregnancy?
Yariv Yogev, Israel
17:20-17:35 Screening of HPV: Options and limits
Andreas Kaufmann, Germany
17:35-17:50 The role of secondary prevention in CMV – Valaciclovir, hyperimmune immunoglobulins
Max Hackelöer, Germany
17:50-18:05 Fetal-neonatal Rh disease eradication is still far to be completed in the world
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
18:05-18:20 Discussion

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

08:30-10:00 ULTRASOUND IN PREGNANCY HALL C
Capsule High resolution ultrasound has become the leading tool in gestation and postpartum care. What are the limits?
Chairpersons Wolfgang Henrich, Germany
Larry Hinkson, Germany
08:30-08:55 1st trimester ultrasound screening
Rabih Chaoui, Germany
08:55-09:15 2nd trimester ultrasound screening
Stuart Campbell, UK
09:15-09:35 Ultrasound in the delivery room
Tullio Ghi, Italy
09:35-10:00 Ultrasound in the postpartum period
Wolfgang Henrich, Germany

 

10:00-10:20  Coffee break,  poster viewing and visit the exhibition Exhibition Area

 

10:20-11:50 PRE-ECLAMPSIA TOXEMIA (PET) AND INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION (IUGR) HALL C
Capsule Can we predict and prevent pre-eclampsia toxemia (PET)?
Chairperson Ute Schäfer-Graf, Germany
10:20-10:50 Does COVID-19 cause preeclampsia?
Asma Khalil, UK
10:50-11:20 Correlation between placental weight and angiogenic marker in women with pre-eclampsia and IUGR
Lisa Dröge, Germany
11:20-11:50 The impact of sFlt/PlGF ratio on the prediction and management of preeclampsia
Luisa Pinto, Portugal

 

11:50-12:00 Break

 

12:00-13:30 LABOUR AND DELIVERY HALL C
Capsule All aspects for management during labor and delivery should be researched with adequately powered and designed to provide evidence-based guidance
Chairpersons Asma Khalil, UK
Larry Hinkson, Germany
12:00-12:30 Operative vaginal delivery should be forgotten?
Gerard Visser, Netherlands
12:30-13:00 Rotational forceps in the second stage of labour under ultrasound guidance
Larry Hinkson, Germany
13:00-13:30 Is peripartum cardiomyopathy an autoimmune disease?
Norbert Gleicher, USA

 

13:30-14:20 Lunch break,  poster viewing and visit the exhibition Exhibition Area

 

14:20-15:50 INTRAPARTUM CARE (PART I) HALL C
Capsule Women should have the opportunity to make informed decisions about their delivery.  Physicians ought to be knowledgeable about the new subtleties of the various techniques
Chairpersons Gerard Visser, Netherlands
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Portugal
14:20-14:45 ST analysis: A false hope?
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Portugal
14:45-15:05 Fetal arrhythmias
Christoph Berg, Germany
15:05-15:30 Ultrasound in labor ward
Larry Hinkson, Germany
15:30-15:50 US external version in breech presentation
Larry Hinkson, Germany

 

15:50-16:00 Break

 

16:00-17:00 INTRAPARTUM CARE (PART II) HALL C
Capsule Women should have the opportunity to make informed decisions about their delivery.  Physicians ought to be knowledgeable about the new subtleties of the various techniques
Chairpersons Christoph Berg, Germany
Larry Hinkson, Germany
16:00-16:20 Can arrested labor be predicted by early labor ultrasound?
Elvira Di Pasquo, Italy
16:20-16:40 Does intrapartum cardiotocography allow full maternal mobility?
Catarina Reis de Carvalho, Portugal
16:40-17:00 Do we need to use oxytocin in spontaneous labour?
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Portugal