Nordic Perinatal Care Spring Meeting

Nordic Perinatal Care Spring Meeting 2024 18th – 19th April 2024
Hotel Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Society of Perinatology, Swedish Neonatal Society, Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Thursday 18th April 2024 8.55-9.00 Welcome!
Hilkka Nikkinen (Finland) and Jenny Svedenkrans (Sweden)

9.00-10.30 Opening lecture: Trends in births and birth services in Finland and Sweden, Mika Gissler (Finland) and Michaela Granfors (Sweden)
Moderator: Hilkka Nikkinen (Finland)

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

11.00-12.00 Session: Recent advances in diagnostics
Moderator: Marja Kaijomaa (Finland)
11.00-11.30 Genetic testing during pregnancy - Possibilities and challenges, Maria Haanpää (Finland)
11.30-12.00 Ultrasound of the newborn lung, Frank Fuchs (Sweden)

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-14.00 Keynote lecture: Stabilization with intact umbilical cord, Arjan Te Pas (Netherlands)
Moderator: Jenny Svedenkrans (Sweden)

14.00-14.30 Coffee break

14.30-16.30 Session: Centralization of high-risk perinatal care
Moderator: Kalle Korhonen (Finland)
14.30-15.15 Centralization of high-risk deliveries, Ilkka Ketola (Finland) and Anna Bonnevier (Sweden)
15.15-16.00 Neonatal transportations, Ulla Sankilampi (Finland) and Mattias Kjellberg (Sweden)
16.00-16.30 Parents´ perspectives on neonatal transportations, Anna Eriksson (Sweden) and Sissel Roald (Sweden)

16.30-17.00 Annual Meeting of the Finnish Society of Perinatology

19.00-24.00 Gala dinner at the Round Hall (Hotel Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa)

Friday 19th April 2024

9.00-10.30 Session: Early postnatal discharge from hospital
Moderator: Anna Kasemo (Sweden)
9.00-9.45 Early hospital discharge of the term newborn infant, Päivi Korhonen (Finland) and Miriam Pettersson (Sweden)
9.45-10.15 Enhanced recovery after cesarean section, Marja Kaijomaa (Finland)
10.15-10.30 Discussion

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

11.00-12.00 Keynote lecture: Benefits and potential risks of antenatal corticosteroid exposure, Eero Kajantie (Finland)
Moderator: Maria Nelander (Sweden)

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-15.15 Session: Continuous learning
Moderator: Leena Taittonen (Finland)
13.00-13.45 CTG education, Mikko Tarvonen (Finland) and Malin Holzmann (Sweden)
13.45-14.30 Simulation in neonatology, Hanna Soukka (Finland) and Mia Wede (Sweden)
14.30-15.15 Simulation in obstetrics, Anne Vesterinen (Finland) and Lotta Luthander (Sweden)

15.15-15.30 Closing remarks, Hilkka Nikkinen (Finland) and Jenny Svedenkrans (Sweden)