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24th-25th of April 2026 ∙ virtual conference
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ABOUT CONFERENCE

Maternal Fetal Medicine is the 12th annual conference that was created as platform for training, knowledge upgrade, continuing medical education, and professional development. The Conference program includes reports of the cutting-edge data, approaches to diagnostic and clinical practices presentations and cases discussions, special courses from leading global and European experts. The scientific program is targeting Ob&Gyn professionals, fetal and maternal care specialists, prenatal geneticists, fetal sonographers.

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Scientific Committee

Prof. Roland Devlieger

Professor Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven
Leuven / Belgium.
Prof. Jon Hyett

MBBS BSc MD MRCOG FRANZCOG, Obstetric Research Group Ingham Institute, South Western Sydney Local Health District and Western Sydney University
Sydney / Australia
Prof. Asma Khalil

MD, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at St George’s University Hospital (University of London)б Founder of the Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence
London / UK
Prof. Oliver Kagan

Professor in Prenatal Diagnostic and Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at University of Tuebingen
Tuebingen / Germany

Speakers

Prof. Oliver Kagan

Professor in Prenatal Diagnostic and Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at University of Tuebingen
Tuebingen / Germany
Prof. Roland Devlieger

Professor Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven
Leuven / Belgium.
Prof. Asma Khalil

MD, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at St George’s University Hospital (University of London)б Founder of the Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence
London / UK
Dr. Robert B. B. Samaha

MD, PhD, MBA, Department of Obstetrics, Perinatology and Neonatology, Center of Postgraduate Medical Education; Founder and Chairman of Maternal Fetal Medicine Foundation
Warsaw / Poland
Prof. Peter von Dadelszen

Department of Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, UK
Prof. Nir Melamed

MD, MSc, staff physician in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He serves as Program Research Director and Senior Scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute, and is a Full Professor at the University of Toronto
Toronto / Canada
A/Prof. Amanda Roman

MD, MPH, Associate Professor in Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Philadelphia / USA
Prof. Eric Jauniaux

MD, PhD, FRCOG, Prof. of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at the EGA Institute, University College London, and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at UCLH, member of the Early Pregnancy and Reproductive Health teams in London
London / UK
Prof. Dr. Stefan Verlohren

Director & Chief Physician, Clinic and Polyclinic for Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine at the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg‑Eppendorf (UKE), Professor of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine (W3 professorship) at UKE
Hamburg / Germany
Dr.  Raffaele Napolitano

Consultant in Obstetrics & Fetal Medicine and Lead Clinician for the Ultrasound Screening Unit at UCLH, member of ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee and RCOG study group
London / UK
Prof. Alessandra Familiari

MD, Consultant in Obstetrics & Fetal Medicine at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Lead clinician for the Fetal Medicine Unit and High‑Risk Pregnancy Unit, Member of ISUOG
Rome / Italy
Prof. Roger Smith

MD, Laureate Professor of Reproductive Science & Endocrinology; Co‑Director, Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science, University of Newcastle; Director, Mothers & Babies Research Centre; Director of Endocrinology, John Hunter Hospital
Newcastle / Australia
Prof. Rogelio Cruz Martinez

MD, PhD, Head of the Fetal Surgery Unit at Women’s and Children’s Specialty Hospital, Director of the Fetal Medicine and Surgery Center at Medicina Fetal México
Querétaro / Mexico
Prof. Inessa Safonova

PhD, MD, ISUOG Ambassador to Eastern Europe; Founder of international school of ultrasound UZSCHOOL; Professor, NTU "KhPI", dept. of Radiology; senior consultant sonologist,
Kharkiv / Ukraine
Prof. Francesco D'Antonio

Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences at Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio”
Chieti-Pescara / Italy
Prof. Edgar A. Hernandez Andrade

M.D., Ph.D, professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston, Director of the Training and Research Ultrasound Unit (TRUST)
Houston / USA
Prof. Laura Magee

Professor, Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London / UK
Prof. Jan Deprest

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at KU Leuven and University College London, consultant in fetal surgery at University Hospitals Leuven and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London / UK
Dr. Abaro José Nieto-Calvache

obstetrician‑gynecologist, expert in placenta accreta spectrum at the Placenta Accreta Spectrum Clinic, Departamento de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali / Colombia
Dr. Ahmed Hussein

lecturer and consultant in obstetrics and gynecology at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Kasr Al‑Ainy), Cairo / Egypt

Educational Goals

To understand current approaches to fetal therapy, including intrauterine transfusion, LUTO management, spina bifida repair, and emerging fetal surgery techniques
To learn how to diagnose and manage placenta accreta spectrum and predict complex cesarean sections
To understand strategies to reduce adverse outcomes at term, including detection of fetal growth restriction and prevention of preeclampsia
To learn screening and management principles for preeclampsia and the role of angiogenic markers
To understand management of PPROM, including very early cases
To learn practical approaches to challenging cesarean sections and postpartum ultrasound
To understand evidence-based management of twin pregnancies and their complications

Scientific Program

Fetal Therapy

Intrauterine transfusion: best practice, evolving trends and biological alternatives
Diagnosis and management of LUTO: controversies and future developments (including the new Vortex shunt)
Open versus laparoscopic spina bifida repair
Fetal surgery for gastroschisis: experimental basis and first human experience

Placenta Accreta Spectrum / Placental-Related Disorders

What is placenta accreta: From CSEP to PAS
Prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum disorders: which ultrasound signs, when and how
Surgical management of PAS disorders: resecetive or conservative techniques?
Beyond Placenta Accreta spectrum: ultrasound prediction of complex cesarean section

CMV

Diagnosis of a primary CMV infection and primary prevention

Reducing the impact of adverse pregnancy outcomes at term

Placental ageing and stillbirth
Ultrasound for detection of fetal growth restriction after 34 weeks
Antenatal risk stratification for late onset fetal growth restriction
Angiogenic markers for diagnosis of preeclampsia (and fetal growth restriction)
Timing of birth for prevention of term pre-eclampsia

Prediction in pre-eclampsia – first trimester to postpartum

Population implementation of 1st trimester preeclampsia screening from Australia
Dynamic prediction of adverse maternal outcomes in pre-eclampsia
Postpartum prediction of cardio-renal-metabolic outcomes after complicated pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia

Special lectures

Challenging cesarean sections
Postpartum ultrasound

Twin pregnancies

Intrauterine demise in twin pregnancy: Individualised counselling and management
Cerclage in twin pregnancy: latest evidence
Diabetes in twin pregnancy: should we use different diagnostic criteria?
Management of complex twin pregnancy: Case-based discussion