Journal of Perinatal Medicine Official Journal of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine

2013 · Volume 41 · Suppl. 1 issn 0936-174X

Journal of perinatal medicine official Journal of the World aSSociation of perinatal medicine

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11th World congreSS of perinatal medicine JUnE 19 - 22, 2013 MOsCOW

editor-in-chief Joachim W. Dudenhausen

1. OFFICIAL PROGRAM

This version of the program has been printed on May 28th 2013 All the modifications sent after this date have not been into consideration

XI World Congress of Perinatal Medicine

“Global challenges in maternal and child health: a call to improve outcome through pragmatic implementation of evidence-based care”

Moscow - June 19-22, 2013

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Congress Presidents Gennady Sukhikh Nikolay Volodin

Scientific Presidents Gian Carlo Di Renzo Roberto Romero

WORLD ASSOCIATION OF PERINATAL MEDICINE

Council President: Xavier Carbonell, Spain Past President: Frank A. Chervenak, USA President Elect: Aris Antsaklis, Greece Vice Presidents: Ana Bianchi, Uruguay Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy Milan Stanojevic, Croatia Secretary General: Ivica Zalud, USA Treasurer: Ana Hernandez, Spain Deputy Secretaries: Miroslaw Wielgos, Poland Zoltan Papp, Hungary Paolo Manzoni, Italy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal: Joachim W. Dudenhausen, Germany

Scientific Committee Chair: Roberto Romero, USA

Educational Committee Chair: Asim Kurjak, Croatia Members: Bernat Serra, Spain Ritsuko Pooh, Japan Giovanni Monni, Italy Radu Vladareanu, Romania Nicolos Papantoniou, Greece Hisham Arab, Saudi Arabia Nelson Aguilar, Colombia Daniel Skupski, USA Ichiro Kawabata, Japan Vincenzo D'Addario, Italy Apostolos Papageorgiou, Greece Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, USA Damir Roje, Croatia Milan Stanojevic, Croatia Jorges Fabres, Chile

Local Organizing Committee Lali Sichinava, Russia Elena Baibarina, Russia

Local Scientific Committee Alexander Makatsariya, Russia Dimitry Degtyarev, Russia

General Secretaries Marina Degtyareva, Russia Ekaterina Yarotskaya, Russia Igor Baranov, Russia

Organizing Committee of Precongress Courses (St. Petesburg): Edward Ailamazyan (Russia), Nikolay Shabalov (Russia)

A special set of Pre-congress Courses will be held in St. Petersburg before the Pre-congress courses to be held in Moscow. These St. Petersburg courses will be held on Tuesday June 18th. The organization, registration, information for housing transportation etc., can be obtained directly from the St. Petersburg Organizing Committee at the following web site: http://www.akusherkongress.spb.ru/en/ Enquiries can be made at the following email address: [email protected] The St. Petersburg Pre-congress Courses are held under the sponsorship of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine and they are organized by a specific Local Committee.

Wednesday, June 19

09.00 am -01.30 pm Pre-Congress Courses

Room Rachmaninov Precongress course 1 (PC 1) - “The Fetus as a Patient” Chairs: F. Chervenak (USA), B. Arabin (Germany)

Program: • Role of induction of labour in modern obstetrics - A. Antsaklis (Greece) • Comparison of the impact of former west and east German health care systems on maternal and fetal health – B. Arabin (Germany) • Preterm delivery in twin gestation - B. Serra (Spain) • Management of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome – R. Quintero (USA) • Imaging of early pregnancy with ultrasound – Z. N. Kavak (Turkey) • The prevention of preterm labour and delivery– J. Dudenhausen (Germany) • The diagnosis and treatment of intra-amniotic infection - R. Romero (USA) • Obstetrical and neonatal outcome in pregnancies after liver transplant – G.P. Donzelli (Italy)

Room Borodin Precongress course 2 (PC 2) - The Erich Saling School of Perinatal Medicine Chairs: E. Saling (Germany), M. Stanojevic (Croatia)

Program: • History of perinatal medicine - E. Saling (Germany) • Short – and long-term outcomes of late preterm birth - M. Stanojevic (Croatia) • Multiple sclerosis during pregnancy: maternal and neonatal outcome - M. Degtyareva (Russia) • The outcome of fetal therapy - M. Carrapato (Portugal) • Preterm birth: are things getting better or worse? - L. Cabero Roura (Spain) • Trophoblast apoptosis in normal and abnormal pregnancy – D. Roje (Croatia) • Multiple pregnancies, management and outcome (Russian population-based study) – L. G. Sichinava (Russia)

Room Mussorgskij Precongress course 3 (PC 3) – The Ian Donald School of Ultrasound Chairs: A. Kurjak (Croatia), E. Merz (Germany)

Program: • 3D/4D ultrasound for the evaluation of fetal anomalies in the second and third trimesters - E. Merz (Germany) • Examination of the neurodevelopment of foetuses of multiple gestations with 4D sonography - A. Kurjak (Croatia) • The study of early pregnancy with genetic and high-resolution ultrasound - R. Pooh (Japan) • The challenge of monitoring intrauterine growth restriction - I. Zalud (USA) • The fetal heart and perinatal management - C. Sen (Turkey) • Challenges in the prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease - A. Bianchi (Uruguay) • Prenatal diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract anomalies – N. Aguilar (Colombia) • Real time MR Technique for fetuses and neonates – T. Feygin (USA) • The genetic sonogram – 2D &3D ultrasound and chromosomal anomalies - Y. Zalel (Israel) • KANET and postnatal neurodevelopmental follow-up – U. Honemeyer (UAE)

Room Prokofiev Precongress course 4 (PC 4) – Recent major advances in neonatology Chairs: E. Bancalari (USA), X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain)

Program: • Targets for optimal oxygenation of the preterm neonate - E. Bancalari (USA) • The relationship between clinical chorioamnionitis on the neurologic outcome of low birth weight infants - X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain) • Intrauterine growth restriction: short- and long-term implications for the newborn - A. Papageorgiou (Greece) • The epidemiology and problems of ART induced multiples – a Turkish experience – N. Kultursay (Turkey) • Blood transfusions in very low birth weight infants: how much anemia can be tolerated? – J. Fabres (Chile)

Room Stravinskij 06.00 pm - 07.30 pm Opening Ceremony

Chairs: V. Skvortcova (Russia), G. Sukhikh (Russia), X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain), E. Baibarina (Russia), N. Volodin (Russia), G.C. Di Renzo (Italy), R. Romero (USA), G. Savelieva (Russia), T. Yakovleva (Russia), A. Strizhakov (Russia), I. Dedov (Russia), P. Glybochko (Russia), N. Mashetova (Russia)

The Evolution of Perinatal Medicine E. Saling (Germany)

Progress of Perinatal Medicine in Russia T. Yakovleva (Deputy Minister of Health of Russia) E. Baibarina (Director, Department for Mother and Child Healthcare, Russia)

Opening lecture: Maternal and infant care: bridging world inequalities F. Bustreo (V. Director General, WHO, Switzerland)

World Association of Perinatal Medicine Awards X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain), E. Saling (Germany)

Journal of Perinatal Medicine Awards J.W. Dudenhausen (Germany)

07.30pm – 08.15pm Concert The A.V. Alexandrov Russian Army Academic Song and Dance Ensemble

08.15pm – 10.00pm Opening Reception

Thursday, June 20

07.30 am - 08.30 am

Room Borodin Scientific Presentations: Problems of Prematurity Chairs: V. Carnielli (Italy), O.D. Saugstad (Norway)

• Polymers reverse inactivation of surfactant induced by plasma - Xiaozhuang Gan (China) • A clinical scoring system to predict the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight infants – T. Gursoy (Turkey) • The effect of serum procalcitonin measurement on the differential diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis and viral encephalitis – Q. Wang (China) • Genome DNA methylation in preterm infants – E. Volianiuk (Russia) • Perinatal modification of glucocorticoid receptor gene promoter in preterm infants – M. Kantake (Japan) • Humidified high flow nasal cannula for the treatment of respiratory distress in premature newborns > 34 weeks gestation – P. Mazmanyan (Armenia)

Room Prokofiev Scientific Presentations: Hypoxia Chairs: G.H. Visser (Netherlands), M. Hallman (Finland)

• Transplacental corticosteroid therapy and parameters of venous circulation in hypoxemic fetuses – I. Babovic (Serbia) • Cord blood brain derived neurotrophic factor: diagnostic and prognostic marker in fullterm newborns with perinatal asphyxia – S. Atef (Egypt) • The neuroprotective effects of valproic acid, a histone deacetylase inhibitor,in a neonatal hypoxic-ischemic rat model – M. Cetinkaya (Turkey) • Effectiveness of preventive treatment of perinatal hypoxic-ischemic injuries of central nervous system in newborn babies - M. Levkovich (Russia) • Fetal brain injury risk factors and MRI findings associated with long-term neurodevelopmental impairment – V. Banovic (Croatia) • A comparison of cerebral tissue oxygenation values in full term and preterm newborns by the simultaneous use of an absolute and a relative trending NIRS oximeters - T.J. Szczapa (Poland)

Room Tchaikovskij Scientific Presentations: Patological Pregnancies Chairs: I. Cetin (Italy), W. Sumpaico (Philippines)

• Combining soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor1 (sTNFR1) and pregnancy associated placental protein A (PAPP-A) with maternal characteristics are useful for first trimester prediction of early-onset pre-eclampsia – M. Ryynanen (Finland) • Brazilian preterm birth multicenter study: preterm premature rupture of membranes – T. Dias (Brazil) • Impact of increased utilization of aneuploidy screening on genetic invasive tests: thirteen-year’s experience in a southern European country – C. C. Gabriel (Spain) • Antioxidative enzymes in pregnancy with pathological cariotype – A. Nikolic (Serbia) • The role of 4-D ultrasonography for the in utero assessment of fetal neurobehaviour in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus – P. Antsaklis (Greece) • Thrombophilia and complications of multiple pregnancy after IVF – N. Makatsariya (Russia)

Room Mussorgskij Scientific Presentations: Extreme prematurity Chairs: M. Szymankiewicz (Poland), G. Greisen (Denmark)

• Neonatal mortality rates of extremely low birth weight infants. Assessment in 54.556 consecutive live births - JR Cervilla (Spain) • Incidence of BPD after curosurf in premature babies below 31 weeks of gestation – N. Yarakova (Bulgaria) • Follow up of 4944 preterm infants from spanish SEN1500 Network: neurodevelopment – L. San Feliciano (Spain) • Neurodevelopment and neurological sequelae in premature infants who suffered from infection during neonatal period – P. Stratulat (Moldavia) • The significance of serum IGF-1 level as a predictor of retinopathy of prematurity in low birth weight infants – S. Chun (Korea)

Room Stravinskij 08.30 am - 10.30 am Plenary session 1 (PS1) The prediction and prevention of preterm birth Chairs: R. Romero (USA), E. Baibarina (Russia)

Speakers: Identification of the patient at risk for preterm birth - G.C. Di Renzo (Italy) Universal sonographic cervical length, vaginal progesterone, and cerclage to prevent preterm birth - R. Romero (USA) The crux of the problem in the prevention of preterm birth - E. Saling (Germany) The role of a pessary in the prevention of preterm birth - L. Cabero Roura (Spain) How small is too small: edge of viability as a challenge - M. Hallman (Finland)

10.30 am - 11.00 am Coffee Break/Poster presentations

Room Stravinskij 11.00 am - 11.30 am Special lecture 1 (SL1) Chair: G. Savelieva (Russia)

Evidence-based perinatal medicine: which interventions make a difference? - Z. Alfirevic (UK)

Room Rachmaninov 11.30 am – 01.00 pm Workshop Symposium 1 (WS1) Current approaches to management of pregnancy: position of international experts community Chairs: A.D. Makatsaria (Russia), C. Dadak (Austria)

Speakers: Magnesium deficiency in obstetrics and gynecology - C. Dadak (Austria) Thrombophilia as risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome - A.D. Makatsaria (Russia) Medicational prevention of recurrent pregnancy complications - V.O. Bitsadze (Russia) Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Sanofi-Aventis

Room Mussorgskij 11.30 am - 01.00 pm Workshop Symposium 2 (WS2) The Neonatal Brain - Monitoring and Protecting Chair: D. Degtyarev (Russia)

Speakers: Introduction and welcome - D. Degtyarev (Russia) Neonatal Seizures following Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) – Diagnosing the subclinical aspect with aEEG – M. Degtyareva (Russia) aEEG and NIRS – J. Beachy (USA) aEEG - the role in the preterm infant - L. Hellstrom Westas (Sweden) Questions and open forum Luncheon Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Natus Medical

Room Borodin 11.30 am - 01.00 pm Workshop Symposium 3 (WS3) A new strategy to improve folate status or why we need to add folate into combined oral contraceptives Chair: N. Podzolkova (Russia)

Speakers: Folate-dependent malformations: a light at the end of the tunnel - N. Zakharova (Russia) Hyperhomocysteinemia: myth or real danger? – N. Podzolkova (Russia) Why we need to add folate into combined oral contraceptives? – L. P. Shulman (USA) Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Bayer Healthcare

Room Stravinskij 11.30 am - 01.00 pm Plenary session 2 (PS2) Developmental origins of health and disease: the need to reshape prenatal care Chairs: E. Bancalari (USA), G. Sukhikh(Russia)

Speakers: The preterm neonate as an adult: health and disease - U. Simeoni (France) Twin gestations as a model for the study of genetic, environmental and epigenetic factors in health and disease - T. Spector (UK) The risk of autoimmune disorders in adult life after a low birth weight - G.P. Donzelli (Italy) Live cell systems: challenges and expectations - G. T. Sukhikh (Russia)

Room Rachmaninov 01.00 pm – 02.30 pm Workshop Symposium 4 (WS4) Programming healthy future Chair: F. Haschke (Switzerland)

Speakers: Breast milk immune tolerance for gastrointestinal allergic disease - E. Isolauri (Finland) Safety of probiotics in preterm infants – J. C. Picaud (France) Metabolic programming in fetal or early postnatal life – A. Singhal (UK) Luncheon Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Nestlé

01.00 pm – 02.30 pm Poster presentation

Room Borodin 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 1 (S1) Maternal and neonatal nutrition: what is optimal and what is not? Chairs: I. Cetin (Italy), A. Chubarova (Russia)

Speakers: Micronutrients in pregnancy: do they make a difference in outcome? - I. Cetin (Italy) Should we screen for thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy? - W. Sumpaico (Philippines) What is optimal neonatal nutrition? - P. Sauer (Netherlands) Probiotics: a major breakthrough in neonatal care - T. Del Moral (USA) The effect of nutrition in the predisposition to adult disease - A. Chubarova (Russia)

Room Glinka 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Russian session 3 (RS3) Intercontinental round table “The prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection : 15 years of experience worldwide” Chair: X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain)

Speakers: Infection caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus: epidemiology, burden of disease, risk factors – X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain) Different approaches- one direction: the European experience – E. Baraldi (Italy) Expanding boundaries: New risk groups for RSV prevention - Ibara (Japan) Immunoprophylaxis of RSV in Russia. Utilization and outcomes – E. Keshishyan (Russia)

Room Prokofiev 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Russian Session 1 (RS1) Russian society O&G plenary session “Critical care obstetrics” Chairs: V. Serov (Russia), G. Sukhikh (Russia)

Speakers: Obstetric sepsis: prevention and treatment - V. Serov (Russia) Eclampsia – critical condition in life of mother and fetus - I. Sidorova (Russia) Disturbed hemostasis and major obstetric bleeding - A. D. Makatsariya (Russia) Сesarean section complications: effective non-drug technology of prevention - I. Kukarskaya (Russia) Prevention of obstetric thromboembolic disorders - A. Pyregov (Russia) Russian Language Session

Room Rimski-Korsakov 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 2 (S2) The diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of multiple gestation (from conception to delivery) Chairs: M. Wielgos (Poland), Z. Ben Rafael (Israel)

Speakers: Technical aspects of fetoscopic laser surgery and setting up a programme - J. Deprest (Belgium) The way to reduce multiple pregnancy in PMA – A. Patki (India) ART technology and perinatal outcome – J. Schenker (Israel) Is there a difference in the outcome of spontaneous and IVF-conceived twins? - L. Sichinava (Russia) The optimal mode of delivery of twins: quo vadis? - I. Blickstein (Israel) Laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: what to expect - R. Quintero (USA)

Room Stravinskij 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 3 (S3) Preterm birth around the limits of viability Chairs: M.R.G. Carrapato (Portugal), A. Antonov (Russia)

Speakers: Inflammation is heterogeneous in preterm birth pathophysiology – R. Menon (USA) Risk factors contributing to perinatal morbidity and mortality: a birth population-based regional survey in China - B. Sun (China) Рreservation of newborn skin health – Y.S. Smolkin (Russia) * Neuroprotection of the preterm infant - T. Austin (UK) Medical and ethical issues related to extreme prematurity - A. Papageorgiou (Greece) * Lecture sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Johnson & Johnson

Room Mussorgskij 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 4 (S4) Novel developments in the understanding and treatment of RDS/chronic lung disease Chairs: J. Gadzinowsky (Poland), V. Grebennikov (Russia)

Speakers: The modern management of respiratory instability - M. Sanchez-Luna (Spain) The emergence of CPAP - R.K. Pejaver (India) Respiratory support strategies to reduce lung injury and BPD - E. Bancalari (USA) The management of respiratory distress syndrome in 2013 - D. Sweet (Ireland) Respiratory distress syndrome severity, surfactant response and BPD - V. Carnielli (Italy) Session sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Chiesi Room Tchaikovskij 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Special session 1 (SS1) Russian Perinatal Society Session Chair: N. Volodin (Russia)

Speakers: Regional peculiarities of perinatal center functioning - L. Belotserkovtseva (Russia) Prospectives of neonatal care improvement in Moscow – I. Soldatova (Russia) Neonatal cardiosurgery care in Moscow – V. Iliyin (Russia) Neurodevelopmental outcomes in VLBW and ELBW infants in Bushkortostan – E. Akhmadeeva (Russia) Neonatal nutriciology. Realities in Russia – N. Volodin (Russia) Osteopenia of prematurity – R. Safina (Russia) Neonatal microbiology: cutting edge – L. Kafarskaya (Russia) Urogenital infections in pregnancy: clinical symptoms and outcomes – O. Pustotina (Russia) Air-displacement plethysmography for body composition measurements and growth assessment of infants – I. Ryumina (Russia) Russian Language Session

Room Rachmaninov 03.00 pm – 04.30 pm Workshop Symposium 5 (WS5) Paving the safety highway in obstetrics Chair: G.T. Sukhikh (Russia)

03.00 pm – 03.30 pm Preterm labor - new developments in diagnosis, prevention and treatment of preterm birth– R. Romero (USA) 03.30 pm – 04.00 pm Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage and its management once prevention fails – D. Farine (Canada) 04.00 pm – 04.30 pm Surgical management of postpartum hemorrhage – L. Sentilhes (France) Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Ferring to WAPM

04.30 pm - 05.00 pm Coffee break

Room Borodin 05.00 pm - 07.00 pm Session 5 (S5) Preeclampsia: prediction, prevention and new developments Chairs: C. Benedetto (Italy), N. Protopopova (Russia)

Speakers: Etiology of preeclampsia: the role of the father and the fetus - G. Dekker (Australia) The role of fetomaternal cellular traffic on preeclampsia and other maternal disorders - W. Holzgreve (Germany) Modern management of preeclampsia - L. Voto (Argentina) Issues in the diagnosis, prognosis and management of preeclampsia - V. Senikas (Canada) Neonatal outcome of infants born to mothers with preeclampsia- N. Kultursay (Turkey)

Room Rachmaninov 05.00 pm - 07.00 pm Session 6 (S6) Diabetes and Obesity (“Diabesity”) in pregnancy Chairs: A. Kapur (Denmark), M. Hod (Israel)

Speakers: Diabetes in pregnancy: a global challenge - M. Hod (Israel) Gestational diabetes as a growing public health concern – R. Ayala (Mexico) Diabetes, obesity and optimal gestational weight gain - R. Artal (USA) Metabolic syndrome, gestational diabetes mellitus and obesity in pregnancy – are they the same disease? - Y. Yogev (Israel) Induction of fetal maturity in diabetes during pregnancy - M. Gojnic (Serbia) The impact of new screening criteria on the management of the gestational diabetes – N. Aguilar (Colombia)

Room Mussorgskij 05.00 pm - 07.00 pm Session 7 (S7) Hemodynamic disorders in the neonate Chairs: G. Greisen (Denmark), S. Stepanenko (Russia)

Speakers: Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia - S. Costantinescu (Romania) The management of a neonate born with meconium stained amniotic fluid- D. Vidyasagar (USA) Haemodynamics in critically ill newborns - D. Kryuchko (Russia) Cerebral oxygenation while caring for the preterm neonate - G. Greisen (Denmark)

Room Prokofiev 05.00 pm - 07.00 pm Session 8 (S8) Fetal and neonatal seizures Chairs: M. Stanojevic (Croatia), N. Zavadenko (Russia)

Speakers: Fetal neurodevelopment based on 4D sonography - A. Kurjak (Croatia) Diagnosis of neonatal seizures with amplitude-integrated EEG - L. Hellstrom Westas (Sweden) Novel concepts for the treatment of asphyxia in preterm neonates - B. Kramer (Netherlands) Seizure activity in the newborn: diagnosis and treatment - H. Whyte (Canada) Neonatal seizures: Video-EEG in NICU - M.G. Degtyareva (Russia)

Room Tchaikovskij 05.00 pm - 06.30 pm Special session 2 (SS2) Perinatology in the Middle East – “Issues in perinatal medicine in the MENA region” Chair: A. Adra (Lebanon)

Speakers: Obesity and maternal complications - A. Ebrashy (Egypt) Cesarean section: a rising epidemic - A. Adra (Lebanon) Consanguinity and the risk of perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality - A. Badreldeen (Qatar) Arabian Language Session

Room Rimski-Korsakov 05.00 pm - 07.00 pm Special Session 4 (SS4) Russian society O&G “Preterm delivery: new insight into old problem” Chairmen: G. Savelieva (Russia), A. Malyshkina (Russia)

Speakers: Preterm delivery: primary challenge of modern obstetrics - G. Savelieva (Russia) Preterm delivery: reality and outlook - V. Radzinskiy (Russia) Extremely preterm delivery: proven facts and debatable issues - N. Bashmakova (Russia) Medical and organizational problems of preterm labor - A. Malyshkina (Russia) Biologically active substances of amniotic fluid and their role in preterm delivery induction - V. Linde (Russia) The role of adjuvant progesterone supplementation in patients undergoing cervical cerclage placement - A. Fuks (USA) Russian Language Session

Room Glinka 05.00 pm - 07.00 pm Special session 3 (SS3) Micropsychoanalysis in perinatal medicine Chair: B. Marzi (Italy)

Speakers: Fetal life and human destiny - B. Marzi (Italy) Fetal behavior and awareness - U. Honemeyer (UAE) Intrauterine imprinting - Q. Zangrilli (Italy)

Friday, June 21

08.00 am - 09.00 am

Room Borodin Scientific Presentations: Maternal diseases Chairs: A. Cameron (UK), C. Hubinont (Belgium)

• Does physical activity and diet control reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus in Egypt? A randomized controlled trial – N. El Beltagy (Egypt) • The diagnostic and therapeutic management of placenta percreta: a multicentric retrospective study – A.P. Londero (Italy) • Abuse of interventions in obstetric care in Brazil and its consequences to newborn – M. do Carmo Leal (Brazil) • Delays in obstetrical care are associated with maternal near miss and maternal death – R. Pacagnella (Brazil) • Effects of different regimens of iron supplementation on iron status and pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of healthy pregnant women: a randomized control trial – F. Parisi (Italy) • Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy : performance of a new Liaison® Xl toxo IGg avidity assay – V. Meroni (Italy)

Room Prokofiev Scientific Presentations: New developments Chairs: B. Charanchakul (Thailand), E. Fonseca (Brazil)

• Initial experience using sivelestat to manage preterm labor with a bulging fetal membrane in pregnant women; case reports – Y. Nakajima (Japan) • Evaluation of prostaglandin F2a receptor (PTGFR) suppressor in human decidua cells – S. Makino (Japan) • Cervical ultrasound elastography may hold potential to predict risk of preterm birth – K. M. Rohi (Denmark) • Prophylactic cervical cerclage for cervical insufficiency: etlik maternity and childrens' hospital experience – S. Esin (Turkey) • Evaluation of a novel PAMG-1 test (PartoSure-TTD Test) to predict time to delivery in patients with preterm labor – T. Nikolova (Macedonia) • Preterm premature rupture of membranes before 32 weeks of gestation: maternal & neonatal outcome – A. Elbareg (Libia)

Room Tchaikovskij Scientific Presentations: Fetal Growth restriction Chairs: A. Athanassiadis (Greece), N. Aguilar (Colombia)

• Effect of maternal preload on hemodynamic in patients with fetal growth restriction – H. J. Ding (China) • Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor sildenafil in patients with severe pre-eclampsia with placental insufficiency: effect on uterine, umbilical and fetal middle cerebral artery resistance indices – A. Trapani (Brazil) • The determination of pregnancy results and type of birth using fetal renal artery doppler values in idiopathic oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios pregnancies – A. Uysal (Turkey) • Fetuin-A, a negative acute phase reactant protein, in preeclampsia – P. Chaemsaithong (USA) • Maternal blood biomarkers in the first and second trimester of pregnancy predict preterm preeclampsia – T Chaiworapongsa (USA) • Biomarkers identify mothers with small for gestational age fetuses who will develop preeclampsia or require an indicated early preterm delivery - T Chaiworapongsa (USA)

Room Mussorgskij Scientific Presentations: Strategies to improve outcome Chairs: J. Gadzinowsky (Poland), M. Levene (UK)

• Perinatal Management of Congenital Heart Disease in Nova Scotia: a 20 year retrospective on survival and outcomes - P. D'Alessandro (Canada) • Pain in infants and children; focus on physiological pain assessment tools – S. Hanne (Norway) • A novel diagnostic marker for necrotizing enterocolitis: ischemia modified albumin - G. Büyükkale (Turkey) • Influence of vitamin d supplementation in lactating mothers on their and offspring's vitamin d status and bone mass- double blinded randomized control trial- mavid study – J. Czech-Kowalska (Poland) • Use of cytomegalovirus hyperimmunoglobulin during pregnancy for prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus disease – M. De la Calle (Spain) • The distribution and clinical characteristics of rotavirus infections in korean newborns - Heng-mi Kim (Korea)

08.00am – 10.30am Executive WAPM Board Meeting that will be held at the Acquarium Hotel.

Room Stravinskij 08.30 am - 10.30 am Plenary session 3 (PS3) Obstetrical and neonatal emergencies in the labour and delivery unit Chairs: S. Arulkumaran (UK), D. Degtyarev (Russia)

Speakers: Effective training for obstetrical emergencies: is there a role for simulation? - T. Draycott (UK) Shoulder dystocia – how can we do better? - M. Robson (Ireland) Management of postpartum haemorrhage: lessons learned from confidential inquiries - S. Arulkumaran (UK) State-of-the-art anesthesia for obstetrics & perinatal medicine: opportunities and obstacles – K. Kuczkowski (USA) Respiratory management in the delivery room - L. Zimmermann (Netherlands)

10.30 am - 11.00 am Coffee Break/Poster presentations

Room Stravinskij 11.00 am - 11.30 am Special lecture 2 (SL2) Chair: G. Sukhikh (Russia)

A revolution in obstetrical ultrasound, fetal intelligent navigation echocardiography (FINE): complexity made simple – R. Romero (USA)

Room Stravinskij 11.30 am - 01.30 pm Plenary session 4 (PS4) Birth asphyxia: diagnosis, treatment and prevention (neuroprotection) Chairs: A. Antsaklis (Greece), N. Shabalov (Russia)

Speakers: The importance of a culture of safety in labour and delivery - I. Amer-Wåhlin (Sweden) Neuroprotection before delivery? - G.H. Visser (Netherlands) An international comparison of perinatal outcome - why are we all so different? - M. Levene (UK) The golden minute: delivery room handling of the compromised neonate - O.D. Saugstad (Norway) Stem cell therapy for perinatal brain injury - Y. Sato (Japan)

Room Rachmaninov 11.30 am - 01.00 pm Workshop Symposium 6 (WS6) Menstrual disorders and pregnancy Chairs: V. Radzinskiy (Russia), A. Schindler (Germany)

Speakers: Menstrual disorders in the reproductive age - V. Kasyan (Russia) Paradoxes of early pregnancy – V. Radzinskiy (Russia) Progesterone and progestogens in the first stages of pregnancy - P. Van de Weijer (New Zealand) Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott

Room Mussorgskij 11.30 am - 01.00 pm Workshop Symposium 7 (WS7) Role Diagnosis and Management Chairs: G.C. Di Renzo (Italy), Roberto Romero (USA)

Speakers: Current approaches to managing PROM – D. Maulik (USA) Current approaches to the diagnosis of PROM – G.C. Di Renzo (Italy) Emerging research in the prediction of preterm delivery in symptomatic women – O. Bayev (Russia) Management of preterm patients at high risk of delivery in 7 days of presentation – R. Romero (USA) Luncheon symposium sponsored by an educational grant provided by AmniSure International, LLC (a QIAGEN company)

01.30 pm – 02.30 pm Poster presentation

Room Mussorgskij 01.30 pm – 02.30 pm Workshop Symposium 8 (WS8) First trimester pregnancy care Chairs: A.I. Gus (Russia), Z.S. Khodzhaeva (Russia)

Speakers: Inverting the pyramid of pregnancy care – K. Nicolaides (UK) through webcast Having preeclampsia and a preterm birth – a patient perspective – S. Mader (Germany) Luncheon Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Perkin Elmer

Room Rachmaninov 01.30 pm – 02.30 pm Workshop Symposium 9 (WS9) Evolving approach to preterm birth management Chairs: G. Sukhikh (Russia), G.C. Di Renzo (Italy)

Speakers: Where are we now…Who are the patients at risk - D. Farine (Canada) Making progress…The evidence for vaginal micronized progesterone - E. Fonseca (Brazil) Translating evidence into clinical practice…Best clinical practice in Russia – Z. Khodzaeva (Russia) Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Besins Healthcare

Room Mussorgskij 02.30 pm – 04.00 pm Workshop Symposium 10 (WS10) Preterm delivery or membrane rupture - right diagnosis ensures correct treatment Chair: W. Holzgreve (Germany)

Speakers: Preterm labor and premature rupture of fetal membranes: Accurate diagnosis is vital – W. Holzgreve (Germany) The use of IGFBP1 testing in clinical practice – R. Berger (Germany) The phosphorylated IGFBP-1 test as a guide of patients at risk for preterm delivery - S. Pelletier (Germany) Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Medix Biochemica

Room Rachmaninov 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 9 (S9) Cesarean delivery: indications, new technical developments, and maternal and neonatal consequences of delivery without labour Chairs: A. Grunebaum (USA), V. Krasnopolsky (Russia)

Speakers: The cesarean section epidemic - What are the challenges? - A. Antsaklis (Greece) The optimal surgical technique for cesarean delivery: an evidence based approach and 25 years of international experience - M. Stark (Germany) Mode of delivery for the extremely premature fetus: is a cesarean required? - D. Skupsky (USA) Surgical treatment of fibroids and risk of uterine rupture and post partum haemorrhage – A. Tinelli (Italy) Planned home birth: a challenge to perinatal medicine in the developed world - F. Chervenak (USA)

Room Glinka 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 10 (S10) Identification and prevention of premature labour and delivery Chairs: F. Stamatian (Romania), D. Farine (Canada)

Speakers: Prediction of the patient at risk for spontaneous preterm labour and delivery - E. Fonseca (Brazil) Progestogens for preterm birth prophylaxis: do we need more randomized trials? - F. Facchinetti (Italy) Roles of chemokines during parturition - B. Charanchakul (Thailand) Progesterone and preterm birth prevention: which agent, which patient? - S. Hassan, R. Romero (USA) Genetic studies in preterm birth: the Russian experience - Z.S. Khodzhaeva (Russia)

Room Stravinskij 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 11 (S11) Perinatal brain injury and long-term developmental disorders: molecular mechanisms, diagnosis and neuroprotection Chairs: G. Greisen (Denmark), T. Batysheva (Russia)

Speakers: Diagnosis and neuropathology of fetal brain injury - R. Pooh (Japan) Inflammation and perinatal brain damage: mechanisms of disease and the identification of targets for neuroprotection - P. Gressens (France) A new therapeutic approach for perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage - Activation of the cholinergic anti- inflammatory pathway - S. Furukawa (Japan) Brain vulnerability as a function of gestational age - L. Ramenghi (Italy) Ultra high field magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of newborns brain injury - V. Bychenko (Russia) Session sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Chiesi

Room Borodin 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 12 (S12) Neonatal sepsis: diagnosis and treatment Chairs: E. Shinwell (Israel), D. Ivanov (Russia)

Speakers: Molecular detection of microorganism for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis – J. Mancilla (Mexico) Online surveillance of nosocomial infections - D. Haumont (Belgium) Neonatal sepsis: where are we now? - C.P. Speer (Germany) NICU surveillance and neonatal nosocomial infections - X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain) Vertical transmission of perinatal infections (mother to fetus) and its care in the 21st century - M.T. Neto (Portugal) Targeted treatment in neonatal sepsis: should evidence-based approaches be personified? - M. V. Degtyareva (Russia)

Room Rimski-Korsakov 02.30 pm – 04.00 pm

Special session 4 (SS4) Hellenic Society of Perinatal Medicine - “Drugs-Smoking- Alcohol and Perinatal Care” Chair: A. Antsaklis (Greece)

Speakers: Drugs and pregnancy - V. Tsapanos (Greece) Smoking and pregnancy - S. Sifakis (Greece) Fetal alcohol syndrome - A. Gounaris (Greece) Breast feeding and drugs - A. Charitou (Greece) Greek Language Session

Room Prokofiev 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Russian session 2 (RS2) Round table of the FSU societies O&G “Innovative approaches to fetal monitoring” Chairs: A. Strizhakov (Russia), F. Alieva (Azerbaijan)

Speakers: Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal growth restriction - A. Strizhakov (Russia) The use of ST-analysis for intrapartum fetal monitoring: initial observations- O. Baev (Russia) Computerized cardiotocography and its importance in the reduction of fetal and perinatal mortality - V. Demidov (Russia) Sleep medicine - new possibilities for modern perinatology - L. Kolesnikova (Russia) Organization of perinatal care service in Azerbaijan - F. Alieva (Azerbaigian) Caesarean Section rate in Georgia: patients, families and providers’ perspectives - T. Asatiani (Georgia) Innovative approaches to improve healing of the hysterotomy scar after Cesarean delivery – P. Budanov (Russia) Russian Language Session

Room Tchaikovskij 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Special session 6 (SS6) Non invasive prenatal diagnosis Chair: T. Musci (USA)

Speakers: Fetal cells and cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood: a new tool for prenatal diagnosis - G.C. Di Renzo (Italy) Noninvasive prenatal testing of cell-free fetal DNA from maternal blood: a new era for the detection of fetal aneuploidy - T. Musci (USA) Noninvasive fetal RhD determination using exon sequencing for routine screening in early pregnancy - T.H. Bui (Sweden) Microarray and other molecular biology techniques can assist in prenatal diagnosis – M. Evans (USA)

04.30 pm - 05.00 pm Coffee break

Room Stravinskij 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Special Session (SS9) Russian Perinatal Society Session “Prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of hospital infections in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)” Chair: O. Ionov (Russia)

Speakers: Techniques to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections in the NICU – O. Ionov (Russia) Problematic issues of reporting and prophylaxis of hospital infections in the NICU – M. Prutkin (Russia) Respiratory technologies for the prophylaxis of nosocomial infection in critically ill newborns – A. Mostovoy (Russia) Discussion Russian Language Session

Room Rachmaninov 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Session 13 (S13) Perinatal CMV disease Chair: G. Dekker (Australia), N. Tupa (Argentina)

Speakers: Kinetics of antibody response to cytomegalovirus (CMV) glycoproteins and prevention of congenital CMV infection - M.G. Revello (Italy) Hyperimmunoglobulin for the prevention and treatment of fetal cytomegalovirus infection - G. Nigro (Italy) CMV update: emphasis on secondary infection sequelae – J. Pardo (Israel) Screening for cytomegalovirus infection in very low birth weight neonates - J. Figueras Aloy (Spain)

Room Prokofiev 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Session 14 (S14) Thrombophilia, pregnancy outcome and the role of heparin Chairs: R. Vladareanu (Romania), A.D. Makatsariya (Russia)

Speakers: Thrombocytopenia during pregnancy: more than one disease - R. Vladareanu (Romania) Clinical implications of placental hemostasis - B. Brenner (Israel) Thrombophilia & adverse pregnancy outcome: the elusive link - A. Adra (Lebanon) LMWH to prevent preeclampsia severity and recurrence - E. Ferrazzi (Italy) Thrombophilias and issues of modern perinatology - A.D. Makatsariya (Russia)

Room Mussorgskij 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Session 15 (S15) First trimester ultrasound and screening Chairs: B. Petrikovsky (USA), A. Gus (Russia)

Speakers: Highly multiplexed single-nucleotide polymorphism amplification and sequencing to identify fetal aneuploidy from maternal cell-free DNA – B. Levy (USA) The German approach to calculating the risk of chromosomal abnormalities in the first trimester - E. Merz (Germany) Transabdominal chorionic villous sampling: the importance of first trimester ultrasound, biochemical screening and procedural training - G. Monni (Italy) First trimester screening and diagnosis in Vietnam - Ha To Nguyen (Vietnam) Transcervical vs transabdominal chorionic villous sampling: tricks of the trade – T. Wataganara (Thailand) 3D/4D sonography in the first trimester of pregnancy - S.M. Voevodin (Russia)

Room Borodin 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Session 16 (S16) Contemporary perinatal screening (from genomics to metabolomics) Chairs: V. Fanos (Italy), A. Tiulpakov (Russia)

Speakers: Group B streptococci screening: should it be performed intrapartum? - G.C. Di Renzo (Italy) Early neonatal sepsis: prevention and treatment - E. Shinwell (Israel) Nutritional support of the premature Infant - J. Bhatia (USA) The value of metabolomics in the developing infant - V. Fanos (Italy) Meconium aspiration syndrome - new trends in treatment - M. Szymankiewicz (Poland)

Room Tchaikovskij 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Session 17 (S17) Breastfeeding term and preterm infants Chairs: G. Moro (Italy), I. Ryumina (Russia)

Speakers: Human breast milk for term and preterm infants - N. Modi (UK) Anti-microbial components in human milk - P. Manzoni (Italy) Human milk banks: the Iberoamerican program - A. Guerra De Almeida (Brazil) The role of Human milk banks to support breastfeeding - G. Moro (Italy) New approaches and strategies in human milk fortification - S. Arslanoglu (Turkey)

Room Rimski-Korsakov 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Special session 7 (SS7) Perinatal Medicine Foundation and Turkish Perinatology Society

05.00 pm – 06.00 pm Chairs: C. Sen (Turkey), N. Kultursay (Turkey)

Speakers: Hypoplastic heart syndrome – T. Sener (Turkey) Place of the fetal heart in routine obstetric care – O. Api (Turkey) Invasive procedures for karyotyping: a series of 20 years – M. Yayla (Turkey) Multifetal reduction – C. Demir (Turkey)

06.00pm – 07.00pm Chairs: M. Yayla (Turkey), C. Demir (Turkey)

Speakers: Accuracy of fetal weight estimation with 2D-3D Ultrasound – E.G. Yapar Eyi (Turkey) PROM in singleton versus twins: revisited – L. Önderoglu (Turkey) Sonographic markers of fetal infection – A. Tanriverdi (Turkey) Importance of intrapartum sonography – G. Göynümer (Turkey) Turkish Language Session

Room Glinka 05.00 pm – 07.00 pm Special session 8 (SS8) Round Table Chinese/European Network ECPRN Chairs: B. Sun (China), C.P. Speer (Germany)

Speakers: B. Sun (China) Y. Huixia (China) C. P. Speer (Germany) C. Hubinont (Belgium)

Room Glinka 07.00 pm General WAPM Assembly

Saturday, June 22

Room Rachmaninov 08.00 am - 09.00 am Russian Session 6 (RS6) Round table of the Russian society O&G “The Significance and Importance of hemorheologic and microcirculatory disorders in the genesis of complications of pregnancy” Chairs: V. Radzinsky (Russia), I. Baranov (Russia)

Speakers: Physiology and pathology of the hemostatic system during pregnancy – P. Kiryushchenkov (Russia) Principles of antithrombotic therapy in complications of pregnancy – M. Kovalev (Russia) Hypertensive complications during pregnancy – V. Petruhin (Russia) The role of infection in the genesis of placental insufficiency – I. Makarov (Russia) Russian Language Session

08.00 am - 09.00 am

Room Borodin Scientific Presentations: Prediction and prevention of preterm birth Chairs: Y. Huixia (China), F. Facchinetti (Italy)

• Cervical pessary for short cervical length in the mid-trimester – G. Daskalakis (Greece) • Perinatal outcomes in pregnancies following assisted reproductive technologies. Russian experience – N. Aleksandrova (Russia) • Comparison of intramuscular versus vaginal progesterone for prevention of preterm birth - Yun Sook Kim (Korea) • Combined factors for predicting preterm delivery – M. M. Manolea (Romania) • Progesterone induced blocking factor (PIBF) in women with threatened preterm labour – I. Hudic (Bosnia- Herzegovina) • Influence of Atosiban® on electrical activity in the uterus – A. Puertas-Prieto (Spain)

Room Prokofiev Scientific Presentations: Perinatal Nutrition Chairs: T. Del Moral (USA), M. T. Neto (Portugal)

• Probiotics for preterm premature rupture of membranes – G. Daskalakis (Greece) • Intestinal microbiota in preterm neonates: establishment and development – G. Solis Sanchez (Spain) • Effects of prebiotic and probiotic combination on necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis prophylaxis in very low birth weight infants – O. Serce (Turkey) • Role of standardized parenteral nutrition bags for neonates - Leow Yumei (Singapore) • Impact of cesarean section delivery on intestinal Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillius in newborn babies within the first 3 days after delivery - Yu Jialin (China)

Room Tchaikovskij Scientific Presentations: New devices Chairs: I. Amer-Wåhlin (USA), B.W. Mol (Netherlands)

• Impact of fetal pulse oximetry and ST analysis surveillance withdrawal on rates of obstetric surgery and frequency of low birth umbilical artery ph: a cause of rising caesarean rates? – K. Dokus (Slovacchia) • On the influence of the pelvic floor muscle activation in the biomechanical behavior of the fetus head during delivery - T. Mascarenhas (Portugal) • The usefulness of inflatable obstetric belts in nulliparous pregnant during the second stage of labor - J.W. Kim (Korea) • Biomarkers in maternal blood predict neonatal morbidity – T. Chaiworapongsa (USA) • A longitudinal study of fetuin-A, the most abundant protein in fetal blood: changes precede the onset of preeclampsia – P. Chaemsaithong (USA)

Room Stravinskij 08.30 am - 10.30 am Plenary session 5 (PS5) Novel interventions to improve perinatal outcome Chairs: A. Bianchi (Uruguay), G.H. Visser (Netherlands)

Speakers: Perinatal neuroinflammation: molecular imaging for early diagnosis, magnesium sulphate and nanotechnology to prevent cerebral palsy - R. Romero (USA) Is there a role for a cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth - B.W. Mol (Netherlands) The ODON device to assist in the second stage of labor – M. Merialdi, G.C. Di Renzo (Italy) Bariatric surgery in obesity: how to improve perinatal outcome – E. Sheiner (Israel) Transcutaneous monitoring in neonatology - B. Walsh (USA) Imaging biomarkers of developmental disorders in preterm neonates- P. Huppi (Switzerland)

10.30 am - 11.00 am Coffee Break /Poster exhibition

Room Stravinskij 11.00 am - 11.30 am Special lecture 3 (SL3) Chair: N. Volodin (Russia)

Perinatal imaging: the future - A. Kurjak (Croatia)

Room Mussorgskij 11.30 am– 01.00 pm Workshop Symposium 11 (WS11) Early pregnancy complications Chairs: G.C. Di Renzo (Italy), N. Tetruashvili (Russia)

Speakers: Early pregnancy support for the purpose of prevention of late pregnancy complications - N. Tetruashvili (Russia) Progesterone Induced Blocking Factor (PIBF) and immunomodulation in pregnancy - J. Szekeres-Barto (Hungary) Treatment and prevention of threatened and recurrent miscarriage – A. Schindler (Germany) Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott

Room Borodin 11.30 am - 01.30 pm Session 18 (S18) Preterm premature rupture of membranes Chairs: M. Zugaib (Brasil), V. Radzinsky (Russia)

Speakers: Early self-diagnosis and treatment of bacterial vaginosis to prevent preterm premature rupture of membranes - A. Sungkar (Indonesia) Premature rupture of membranes: is there a role for fetal therapy? - E. Kontopoulos (USA) Diagnosis and management of early PROM - A. Mikhailov (Russia) Premature rupture of membrane and cervical insufficiency - K.Y. Lee (Korea) The management of preterm premature rupture of the membranes in the "grey zone" - Z. Hajek (Czech Republic)

Room Rimski-Korsakov 11.30 am - 01.30 pm Session 19 (S19) Imaging and ultrasound in pregnancy Chairs: A. Kurjak (Croatia), Z. Papp (Hungary)

Speakers: Fetal CT versus US and its value in diagnosing fetal skeletal dysplasias – T. Victoria (USA) To doppler or not to doppler: from pulsed, to color, to 3D and beyond - I. Zalud (USA) Prenatal diagnosis of fetal brain hypoxia - A. Athanassiadis (Greece) Intrapartum sonography: what can it add? - A. Bianchi (Uruguay) Imaging and development of the fetal senses: can intervention (i.e music) improve outcome?- B. Arabin (Germany)

Room Prokofiev 11.30 am - 01.30 pm Session 20 (S20) Neonatal resuscitation: can oxygen cause damage, and what can be done? Chairs: M. Stanojevic (Croatia), A. Tkachenko (Ukraine)

Speakers: Late preterm infants - a neonatologist’s point of view - M. Stanojevic (Croatia) Resuscitation of infants born at 23-25 weeks – Is the current technique sufficient? - R. Plavka (Czech Republic) Unresolved issues in oxygenation of the newborn - O.D. Saugstad (Norway) Oxidative stress as an alternate pathophysiology to inflammation in preterm birth – R. Menon (USA) The early diagnosis of oxidative stress and consequences in health and disease - G. Buonocore (Italy)

Room Tchaikovskij 11.30 am - 01.30 pm Session 21 (S21) Perinatal cardiology: from prenatal diagnosis to neonatal treatment Chairs: Q. Thanh Le (Vietnam), L. Bokeriya (Russia)

Speakers: First trimester fetal heart assessment: where are we now? - A. Ebrashy (Egypt) Volume sonography impact on fetal echocardiography - N. Radunovic (Serbia) Fuctional fetal echocardiography: the current state – D. Maulik (USA) The fetal heart and perinatal management - C. Sen (Turkey) The development of perinatal cardiology in Russia - E. Bespalova (Russia)

Room Stravinskij 11.30 am - 01.30 pm Session 22 (S22) Maternal morbidity and mortality Chairs: J. W. Dudenhausen (Germany), V. Serov (Russia)

Speakers: Issues with maternal and perinatal mortality in Europe - A. Antsaklis (Greece) Scottish confidential audit of severe maternal morbidity - A. Cameron (UK) A FIGO project in Uruguay to prevent maternal death due to unsafe termination of pregnancy - J. Alonso (Uruguay) Maternal mortality in Africa - J.M. Carrera (Spain) Reducing maternal mortality in Vietnam – H.T.D. Tuyet (Vietnam) Surgical technologies decreasing of maternal and perinatal mortality - L.V. Adamyan (Russia)

Room Rachmaninov 12.00 am – 01.30 pm Russian session 4 (RS4) Moscow Regional Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology “Moscow Region as a launching platform for innovative projects implementation” Chairs: V. Krasnopolskiy (Russia), N. Suslonova (Russia)

Speakers: Caesarean section in modern obstetrics: solved and unsolved problems - L. Logutova (Russia) Experience of Moscow Regional Centre “Diabetes and gestation”: diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes - V. Petruhin (Russia) Large-scale innovative genetic technologies in prenatal medicine: present and future - L. Zhuchenko (Russia) Russian Language Session 01.30 pm – 02.30 pm Poster presentation

Room Rachmaninov 01.30 pm – 02.30 pm Workshop Symposium 12 (WS12) Early and accurate detection of placental dysfunction as a predictor of complications in hypertensive pregnancy Chair: A. Shennan (UK)

Speakers: Classification and management of hypertension in pregnancy – does placental or maternal causality matter? – N. Simpson (UK) Causes and consequences of placental dysfunction – how effective are we at detecting and managing this condition? – F. Figueras (Spain) Placental growth factor as an early and accurate test for the detection of placental dysfunction and predictor of pregnancy complication – A. Shennan (UK) Luncheon Symposium sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Alere

Room Rachmaninov 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 23 (S23) Maternal postpartum hemorrhage: preventive strategies Chairs: G. Breborowicz (Poland), E. Ailamazyan (Russia)

Speakers: Prophylaxis of postpartum haemorrhage - S. Rosales (Mexico) Postpartum haemorrhage-FIGO guidelines - C.N. Purandare (India) Management of postpartum haemorrhage - B. Serra (Spain) Surgical treatment for postpartum haemorrhage in the presence of shock and coagulopathy - J. M. Palacios Jaraquemada (Argentina) Management of placenta accreta in patients with uterine scar after previous caesarean section - M.A. Kurtser (Russia) Prevention and management of PPH in China - Y. Huixia (China)

Room Mussorgskij 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 24 (S24) New technology to assess labour progress and fetal well-being Chairs: I. Amer-Wåhlin (Sweden), O. Baev (Russia)

Speakers How can smart pulse technology help CTG interpretation? – G.H. Visser (Netherlands) * Intrapartum fetal surveillance using ST-analysis - G.H. Visser (Netherlands) Ultrasound before operative vaginal delivery - K. Kalache (Germany) Intrapartum sonographic diagnosis of dystocia: new perspectives – A. Malvasi, G.C. Di Renzo (Italy) Position-tracking system for intrapartum monitoring of labour progress: the potential value of this new tool- T. Leung (Hong Kong) What is the nature of the evidence for and against fetal blood sampling during labour? - B. Carbonne (France) *Lecture sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Philips Healthcare

Room Tchaikovskij 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 25 (S25) Intrauterine growth restriction Chair: A. Strizhakov (Russia),D. Maulik (USA)

Speakers: IUGR - An overview - D. Farine (Canada) Changes in the cerebral circulation in fetal growth restriction - G. Clerici (Italy) Amnioinfusion, in cases of severe growth restriction - I. Kawabata (Japan) Early fetal growth restriction: outcome and implications - T. Todros (Italy) Managing fetal growth restriction: current challenges – D. Maulik (USA)

Room Borodin 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 26 (S26) “Late” mothers and “Late” preterm births Chairs: J. Mancilla (Mexico), N. Podzolkova (Russia)

Speakers: Maternal and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women aged 40 and over - C. Benedetto (Italy) Indication for late preterm delivery: evidence based? - B. Martinez de Tejada (Switzerland) The late preterm lung: almost there, but not safe yet - J. Belik (Canada) MRI of normal and abnormal brain development: studies from 24 weeks of gestation onward - D. Prayer (Austria)

Room Prokofiev 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 27 (S27) What treatments in perinatology should be revisited? Chairs: P. Mazmanyan (Armenia), L. Namazova-Baranova (Russia)

Speakers: Is there any role for fetal blood sampling in the management of Rh isoimmunisation? - N. Papantoniou (Greece) Resuscitation of the neonate with meconium – stained amniotic fluid: the evolution of clinical practice - J. Fabres (Chile) Effect of vesico amniotic shunt for urinary tract obstruction in sheep model - H. Kitagawa (Japan) The environment of the newborn intensive care unit: does it make a difference? - D. Haumont (Belgium) Total hypothermia in neonatology – P. Reynolds (UK)

Room Rimski-Korsakov 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Russian Session 5 (RS5) Round table of the CIS societies O&G “Debatable issues of management of infections in perinatology” Chairs: V. Medved (Ukraine), S. Zanko (Belarus)

Speakers: Speakers: Fetal death: the role of infectious factors - I. Ignatko (Russia) Viral infections during pregnancy - V. Kuzmin (Russia) Use of antibiotics in pregnancy: challenges and perspectives - R. Kozlov (Russia) Prevention and treatment of UTI in pregnancy - V. Medved (Ukraina) Vaginal infections and isthmic-cervical insufficiency - S. Zanko (Belarus) The implementation of confidential enquiries into maternal death: experience of the Republic of Moldova I. Dondiuc (Moldova) Russian Language Session

Room Glinka 02.30 pm – 04.30 pm Session 28 (S28) RF/WHO Session – Introduction from Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation - Decreasing maternal and newborn mortality through improving primary health care Chairs: E. Yarotskaya (Russia), S. Axelrod (Russia), G. Lazdane (Lithuania)

Speakers: Introduction from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation – S. Axelrod (Russia) Perinatal Health and Millennium Development Goals – B. Daelmans (WHO/Geneva) Regional differences in maternal and newborn health in the countries of the WHO European Region – G. Lazdane (WHO/Europe) Progress in implementation of the Antenatal and Postpartum Care project – O. Shvabskiy (Russia) Assessment and monitoring of the quality of primary health care for pregnant women, mothers and newborns in Armenia – K. Saribekyan (Armenia) Comprehensive approach to improve maternal and child health in Kyrgyzstan – A. Eshodjaeva (Kyrgyzstan) Perinatal care in Moldova – P. Stratulat (Moldova)

Room Rachmaninov 04.45 pm - 05.00 pm

Closing Ceremony V. Skvortsova (Russia), T. Yakovleva (Russia), E. Baybarina (Russia), G. Sukhikh (Russia), N. Volodin (Russia), X. Carbonell-Estrany (Spain), A. Antsaklis (Greece), M. Sanchez - Luna (Spain)

Faculty

1. Leila V. Adamyan Russia 2. Abdallah Adra Lebanon 3. Nelson Aguilar Colombia 4. E. Akhmadeeva Russia 5. Edward Ailamazyan Russia 6. Zarko Alfirevic United Kingdom 7. F. Alieva Azerbaijan 8. Justo Alonso Uruguay 9. Isis Amer-Wåhlin Sweden 10. Albert Antonov Russia 11. Aris Antsaklis Greece 12. Olus Api Turkey 13. Birgit Arabin Germany 14. Sertac Arslanoglu Turkey 15. Raul Artal United States of America 16. Sabaratnam Arulkumaran United Kingdom 17. T. Asatiani Georgia 18. Apostolos Athanassiadis Greece 19. Topun Austin United Kingdom 20. Rodrigo Ayala Mexico 21. Svetlana Axelrod Russia 22. Ahmed Badreldeen Qatar 23. Oleg Baev Russia 24. Elena Baibarina Russia 25. Eduardo Bancalari United States of America 26. Eugenio Baraldi Italy 27. Igor Baranov Russia 28. Tatyana Batysheva Russia 29. Joanna Beachy United States of America 30. Jaques Belik Canada 31. L. Belotserkovtseva Russia 32. Chiara Benedetto Italy 33. Zion Ben Rafael Israel 34. R. Berger Germany 35. Elena Bespalova Russia 36. Jatinder Bhatia United States of America 37. Ana Bianchi Uruguay 38. V.O. Bitsadze Russia 39. Isaac Blickstein Israel 40. Leo Bokeriya Russia 41. Grzegorz H. Breborowicz Poland 42. Benjamin Brenner Israel 43. P. Budanov Russia 44. The-Hung Bui Sweden 45. Giuseppe Buonocore Italy 46. F. Bustreo Switzerland 47. Vladimir Bychenko Russia 48. Luis Cabero Roura Spain 49. Alan Cameron United Kingdom 50. Xavier Carbonell-Estrany Spain 51. Bruno Carbonne France 52. Virgilio Carnielli Italy 28

53. Manuel Rui Garcia Carrapato Portugal 54. Jose M. Carrera Spain 55. Irene Cetin Italy 56. Boonsri Charanchakul Thailand 57. Antonia Charitou Greece 58. Frank Chervenak United States of America 59. Antonina Chubarova Russia 60. Graziano Clerici Italy 61. Simona Costantinescu Romania 62. C. Dadak Austria 63. B. Daelmans Switzerland 64. Dmitry Degtyarev Russia 65. Marina V. Degtyareva Russia 66. Marina G. Degtyareva Russia 67. Gustaf Dekker Australia 68. Teresa Del Moral United States of America 69. V. Demidov Russia 70. Cansun Demir Turkey 71. Jan Deprest Belgium 72. Gian Carlo Di Renzo Italy 73. I. Dondiuc Moldova 74. Gian Paolo Donzelli Italy 75. Tim Draycott United Kingdom 76. Joachim W. Dudenhausen Germany 77. AlaaEldin Ebrashy Egypt 78. A. Eshodjaeva Kyrgyzstan 79. Mark Evans United States of America 80. Jorge Fabres Chile 81. Fabio Facchinetti Italy 82. Vassillos Fanos Italy 83. Dan Farine Canada 84. Enrico Ferrazzi Italy 85. Tamara Feygin United States of America 86. Francesc Figueras Spain 87. Joseph Figueras Aloy Spain 88. Eduardo Fonseca Brazil 89. A. Fuks United States of America 90. Seishi Furukawa Japan 91. Janusz Gadzinowsky Poland 92. Miroslava Gojnic Dugalic Serbia 93. Antonios Gounaris Greece 94. Gokhan Göynümer Turkey 95. Vladimir Grebennikov Russia 96. Gorm Greisen Denmark 97. Pierre Gressens France 98. Amos Grunebaum United States of America 99. Joao Aprigio Guerra De Almeida Brazil 100. Alexander Gus Russia 101. Mikko Hallman Finland 102. Ferdinand Haschke Switzerland 103. Dominique Haumont Belgium 104. Zdenek Hajek Czech Republic 105. Lena Hellstrom Westas Sweden 106. Moshe Hod Israel 107. Wolfgang Holzgreve Germany 29

108. Ulrich Honemeyer UAE 109. Corinne Hubinont Belgium 110. Yang Huixia China 111. Petra Susan Huppi Switzerland 112. Ibara Japan 113. Irina Ignatko Russia 114. V. Iliyin Russia 115. O. Ionov Russia 116. Erika Isolauri Finland 117. Dmitry Ivanov Russia 118. L. Kafarskaya Russia 119. Karim Kalache Germany 120. Anil Kapur Denmark 121. Viktoria Kasyan Russia 122. Zera Nese Kavak Turkey 123. Ichiro Kawabata Japan 124. E. Keshishyan Russia 125. Zulfia Khodzhaeva Russia 126. P. Kiryushchenkov Russia 127. Hiroaki Kitagawa Japan 128. L. Kolesnikova Russia 129. Eftichia Kontopoulos United States of America 130. M. Kovalev Russia 131. Vladimir Kovalev Russia 132. Roman Kozlov Russia 133. Boris W. Kramer Netherlands 134. Vladislav Krasnopolsky Russia 135. Darya Kryuchko Russia 136. Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski United States of America 137. I. Kukarskaya Russia 138. Nilgun Kultursay Turkey 139. Asim Kurjak Croatia 140. Mark Kurtser Russia 141. Vladimir Kuzmin Russia 142. Gunta Lazdane Lithuania 143. Keun-Young Lee Korea 144. Tak Yeung Leung Hong Kong 145. Malcom Levene United Kingdom 146. Brynn Levy United States of America 147. V. Linde Russia 148. L. Logutova Russia 149. Silke Mader Germany 150. I. Makarov Russia 151. Alexander D. Makatsariya Russia 152. Antonio Malvasi Italy 153. A. Malyshkina Russia 154. Javier Mancilla Mexico 155. Paolo Manzoni Italy 156. Begona Martinez de Tejada Switzerland 157. Bruna Marzi Italy 158. Dev Maulik United States of America 159. Pavel Mazmanyan Armenia 160. V. Medved Ukraine 161. Ram Menon United States of America 162. Mario Merialdi Switzerland 30

163. Eberhard Merz Germany 164. Anton Mikhailov Russia 165. Neena Modi United Kingdom 166. Ben Willhem J. Mol Netherlands 167. Giovanni Monni Italy 168. Guido Moro Italy 169. A. Mostovoy Russia 170. Thomas Musci United States of America 171. Leila Namazova-Baranova Russia 172. Maria Teresa Neto Portugal 173. Giovanni Nigro Italy 174. Kipros Nicolaides United Kingdom 175. Lutfu Önderoglu Turkey 176. José M. Palacios Jaraquemada Argentina 177. Apostolos Papageorgiou Canada 178. Nikolaos Papantoniou Greece 179. Zoltan Papp Hungary 180. Joseph Pardo Israel 181. Ameet Patki India 182. Ranjan Kumar Pejaver India 183. S. Pelletier Germany 184. Boris Petrikovsky United States of America 185. V. Petruhin Russia 186. Jean-Charles Picaud France 187. Richard Plavka Czech Republic 188. Natalia Podzolkova Russia 189. Ritsuko Pooh Japan 190. Daniela Prayer Austria 191. Natalia Protopopova Russia 192. M. Prutkin Russia 193. C.N. Purandare India 194. O. Pustotina Russia 195. A. Pyregov Russia 196. Ruben Quintero United States of America 197. Nebojsa Radunovic Serbia 198. Victor Radzinsky Russia 199. Luca Ramenghi Italy 200. Maria Grazia Revello Italy 201. Peter Reynolds United Kingdom 202. Michael Robson Ireland 203. Damir Roje Croatia 204. Roberto Romero United States of America 205. Irina Ryumina Russia 206. Sergio Rosales-Ortiz Mexico 207. R. Safina Russia 208. Erich Saling Germany 209. Manuel Sanchez-Luna Spain 210. K. Saribekyan Armenia 211. Yoshiaki Sato Japan 212. Pieter Sauer Netherlands 213. Ola Didrik Saugstad Norway 214. Galina Savelieva Russia 215. Joseph Schenker Israel 216. Adolf Schindler Germany 217. Cihat Sen Turkey 31

218. Turgay Sener Turkey 219. Vyta Senikas Canada 220. Loic Sentilhes France 221. Vladimir Serov Russia 222. Bernat Serra Spain 223. Nikolay Shabalov Russia 224. Eyal Sheiner Israel 225. Andrew Shennan United Kingdom 226. Erich Shinwell Israel 227. Lee P. Shulman United States of America 228. Oleg Shvabskiy Russia 229. Lali G. Sichinava Russia 230. I. Sidorova Russia 231. Stavros Sifakis Greece 232. Umberto Simeoni France 233. Nigel Simpson United Kingdom 234. Atul Singhal United Kingdom 235. Daniel W. Skupsky United States of America 236. V. Skvortcova Russia 237. Y.S. Smolkin Russia 238. I. Soldatova Russia 239. Timothy Spector United Kingdom 240. Christian P. Speer Germany 241. Vasile Florin Stamatian Romania 242. Milan Stanojevic Croatia 243. Michael Stark Germany 244. Sergey Stepanenko Russia 245. Petru Stratulat Moldova 246. Anton Strizhakov Russia 247. Gennady T. Sukhikh Russia 248. Walfrido W. Sumpaico Philippines 249. Bo Sun China 250. Ali Sungkar Indonesia 251. N. Suslonova Russia 252. David Sweet Ireland 253. Julie Szekeres-Bartho Hungary 254. Marta Szymankiewicz Poland 255. Alper Tanriverdi Turkey 256. Nana Tetruashvili Russia 257. Quang Thanh Le Vietnam 258. Andrea Tinelli Italy 259. Anatoly Tiulpakov Russia 260. Andrii Tkachenko Ukraine 261. Ha To Nguyen Vietnam 262. Tullia Todros Italy 263. Vasileios S. Tsapanos Greece 264. Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet Vietnam 265. Nicolas Tupa Argentina 266. Peter Van de Weijer New Zealand 267. Teresa Victoria United States of America 268. Dharmapuri Vidyasagar United States of America 269. Gerard H. Visser Netherlands 270. Radu Vladareanu Romania 271. Sergey Voevodin Russia 272. Nikolay Volodin Russia 32

273. Liliana Susana Voto Argentina 274. Brian Walsh United States of America 275. Tuangsit Wataganara Thailand 276. Hilary Whyte Canada 277. Miroslaw Wielgos Poland 278. Tatyana Yakovleva Russia 279. Murat Yayla Turkey 280. Elif Gul Yapar Eyi Turkey 281. Ekaterina Yarotskaya Russia 282. Yariv Yogev Israel 283. N. Zakharova Russia 284. Yaron Zalel Israel 285. Ivica Zalud United States of America 286. Quirino Zangrilli Italy 287. S. Zanko Belarus 288. Nikolay Zavadenko Russia 289. Luc Zimmermann Netherlands 290. L. Zhuchenko Russia 291. Marcelo Zugaib Brazil