PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Wednesday, 27 May 2026
  Organizing and steering committee meeting at 17:30
  Welcome reception at 19:00 

Thursday, 28 May 2026
  Sessions 9:00-18:00
  Congress dinner 19:30 

Friday, 29 May 2026
  Sessions and panel discussion 9:00-13:00

 

FULL PROGRAM
Please note that the organizers reserve the right to make any changes to the program as necessary.
 

Wednesday, May 27 2026

17:30-18:30 Organizing and steering committee meeting at the Delta Centre (Narva mnt 18, Tartu)

19:00-22:00 Welcome Reception at the Delta Centre's café and terrace (Narva mnt 18, Tartu). Pre-registration required, register here
 


Thursday, May 28 2026

08:00–18:00 Registration desk open
09:00–09:10 Official Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Kristiina Rull, Head of Organizing Committee, Estonia
Karin Sundberg, NNFM
      Congenital and Perinatal Abnormalities of the Brain and Nervous System
      Moderators: Peter Conner, Egle Machtejeviene
09:10–10:05 Neurosonography and MRI: Close Collaboration and Selected Cases
Dr. Lisa Neerup, Dr. Pernille Martens – Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
10:05–10:35 Genetics of the Fetal Brain
Dr. Anastasija Arechvo – King’s College Hospital, UK
10:35–10:55 Etiology of Perinatal Stroke: Effects of Antenatal Infection and Genetics
Dr. Rael Laugessaar – Children's Clinic of Tartu University Hospital, Estonia
10:55–11:05 Discussion
11:05–11:35 Coffee Break

      Obesity and Related Challenges in Perinatal Medicine
      Moderator: Gitana Ramoniene, Eva-Liina Süüden
11:35–12:05 Weight Loss Before Pregnancy: Bariatric Surgery and GLP1-RAs
Assoc. Prof. Kari Johansson – Solna & Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
12:05–12:25 Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery: Optimizing Timing, Nutrition and Obstetric Outcomes
Dr. Laura Malakauskienė –Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Lithuania
12:25–12:45 Why Obesity Runs in Families?
Erik Abner – Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Estonia
12:45–12:55 Discussion
12:55-13:25 Presentation sponsored by GE

From Axial Planes to Advanced views: Comprehensive Approaches to Fetal CNS Evaluation

Assoc. Prof. Peter Conner
13:25–14:15 Lunch
      Maternal Complications During and After Pregnancy
      Moderators: Ylva Carlsson, Kristiina Rull
14:15–14:45 Adverse Perinatal Outcomes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Dr. Caroline Ovadia – Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, UK
14:45–15:15 Long-term Maternal Health Risks After Pre-eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes
Prof. Laura Magee – King’s Global Health Institute, UK
15:15–15:35 Angiogenic Marker Testing and Maternal–Fetal Outcomes in Suspected Preeclampsia
Jennie Larsudd-Kåverud – University of Gothenburg, Sweden
15:35–16:05 Coffee Break
      Advances in Prenatal Screening and Treatment
      Moderators: Finn Stener Jorgensen, Henriette Odland Karlsen
16:05–16:30 Prenatal and Postnatal Treatment of Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Prof. Magnus Westgren – Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
16:30–16:50 Genetic Chaos of the Early Embryo: Implications for NIPT and CVS
Dr. Simon Horsholdt Thomsen – University of Aarhus, Denmark
16:50–17:20 Cell-based Non-invasive Prenatal Testing for Monogenic Disorders
Prof. Ida Vogel – University of Aarhus, Denmark
17:20–17:50 Presentation sponsored by Celvia
NIPT for Detection of Genetic Causes of Pregnancy Loss
Dr. Miina Hein – University of Tartu, Estonia
Prof. Kaarel Krjutškov – University of Tartu, Estonia
17:50–18:00 Discussion
19:30-23:00 Congress Dinner at Vilde ja Vine (Vallikraavi tn 4, Tartu). Pre-registration required, register here.
Hosted by Paula Pärna.

 


Friday, May 29 2026

08:30-13:00 Registration desk open
      Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR)
      Moderators: Ganesh Acharya​, Ksenia Buts
09:00–09:30 Late Fetal Growth Restriction and the TRUFFLE 2 Study
Dr.  Jana Brodszki – University of Lund, Sweden
09:30–09:50 Management of FGR in Different Nordic and Baltic Countries
Dr. Anna Kostjutšenko – Women’s Clinic of East-Tallinna Hospital, Estonia
09:50–10:10 Panel Discussion: Management of periviable IUGR
1–2 discussants from each NNFM country
Moderated by: Ksenia Buts
10:10–10:30 The Placental Legacy: Clinical Health in over 300 Children Followed to Age 18 After Confined Placental Mosaicism
Dr. Ida Charlotte Bay Lund – Aarhus University, Denmark
10:30–11:00

Coffee Break
Presentation sponsored by Samsung
The Third-Trimester Scan: More Than Just Estimated Fetal Weight
Dr. Silja Ostrat – Women’s Clinic of East-Tallinna Hospital, Estonia
      The Role of the Placenta in Fetal Medicine
      Moderators: Kai Muru, Anne Nødskov Sørensen
11:00–11:30 Placenta: Does Size Matter?
Prof. Anne Eskild – Akershus University Hospital / University of Oslo, Norway
11:30–12:00 The Role of the Placenta in Fetal Medicine
Prof. Marta Cohen – Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, UK
12:00–12:30 Placental Tissue as a Molecular Window into Early Development: An Epigenetic Approach to Revealing the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Dr. Nina Kaminen-Ahola – University of Helsinki, Finland
12:30–13:00 Discussion and Closing Remarks
13:00 Farewell

 


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