PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

Wednesday, 27 May 2026
  Organising and steering committee meetings
  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 PROGRAMME
Please note that the organisers reserve the right to make any changes to the programme as necessary.
 

Wednesday, May 27 2026

Organising and steering committee meetings (venue and time TBC)

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

08:00–09:00 Registration desk open
09:00–09:05 Official Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Kristiina Rull, Head of Organizing Committee, Estonia
      Congenital and Perinatal Abnormalities of the Brain and Nervous System
      Moderators: Peter Conner, Egle Machtejeviene
09:05–10:00 Neurosonography and MRI: Close Collaboration and Selected Cases
Dr. Lisa Neerup, Dr Pernille Martens – Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
10:00–10:30 Genetics of the Fetal Brain
Dr. Anastasija Arechvo – King’s College Hospital, UK
10:30–10:50 Etiology of Perinatal Stroke: Effects of Antenatal Infection and Genetics
Dr. Rael Laugessaar – Children Clinic of Tartu University Hospital, Estonia
10:50–11:00 Discussion
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break

      Obesity and Related Challenges in Perinatal Medicine
      Moderator: Kristina Renault
11:30–12:00 Weight Loss Before Pregnancy: Bariatric Surgery and GLP1-RAs
Assoc. Prof. Kari Johansson – Solna & Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
12:00–12:20 Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery: Optimizing Timing, Nutrition and Obstetric Outcomes
Dr. Laura Malakauskienė –Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Lithuania
12:20–12:40 Two Generations, One Risk: Can Obesity Be Inherited?
Erik Abner – Estonian Genome Centre, Estonia
12:40–13:00 Discussion
13:00–14:00 Lunch
      Maternal Complications During and After Pregnancy
      Moderators: Ylva Carlsson, Charlotte Ekelund
14:00–14:30 Adverse Perinatal Outcomes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Dr. Caroline Ovadia – Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, UK
14:30–15:00 Long-term Maternal Health Risks After Pre-eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes
Prof. Laura Magee – King’s Global Health Institute, UK
15:00–15:20 Angiogenic Marker Testing and Maternal–Fetal Outcomes in Suspected Preeclampsia
Jennie Larsudd-Kåverud – University of Gothenburg, Sweden
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
      Advances in Prenatal Screening and Treatment
      Moderators: Finn Stener Jorgensen, Ragnhild Glad
16:00–16:25 Prenatal and Postnatal Treatment of Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Prof. Magnus Westgren – Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
16:25–16:45 Genetic Chaos of the Early Embryo: Implications for NIPT and CVS
Dr. Simon Horsholdt Thomsen – University of Aarhus, Denmark
16:45–17:15 Cell-based Non-invasive Prenatal Testing for Monogenic Disorders
Prof. Ida Vogel – University of Aarhus, Denmark
17:15–17:45 NIPT for Detection of Genetic Causes of Pregnancy Loss
Prof. Kaarel Krjutškov – University of Tartu, Estonia
Dr. Miina Hein – 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.

 


Friday, May 29 2026

      Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR)
      Moderators: Ganesh Acharya​, TBD
08:30-09:00 Registration desk open
09:00–09:30 Late FGR: Diagnosis and Management – Lessons from the TRUFFLE-2 Study
Dr. Jana Brodsky – 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
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
      The Role of the Placenta in Fetal Medicine
      Moderators: Liis Salumäe, 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 Interpretation of Placental Pathology Reports
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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