BIRTH 2020
6th EDITION – Clinical Challenges in Labor and Delivery
A virtual experience
September – October 2020
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Programme Co-Chair

GIAN CARLO DI RENZO
MD, PhD, FRCOG (hon) FACOG (hon) FICOG (hon)
Past General Secretary of FIGO
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

PROF. ROBERTO ROMERO
M.D., D.Med.Sci.
Chief, Perinatology Research Branch, and Director, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Intramural Program, NICHD/NIH
Detroit, United States
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FINAL PROGRAMME 1 – 2 – 3 October 2020
The congress will take place on 1 – 2 – 3 October 2020.
We organized pre and post congress webinars on the following dates:
PRE CONGRESS WEBINARS
5 – 12 – 19 – 26 September 2020
POST CONGRESS WEBINARS
10 – 17 October 2020
Below the scientific programme:
VIRTUAL BIRTH CONGRESS
1, 2, 3 October 2020

WHAT TRIGGERS THE DECISION TO DELIVER BASED ON CTG + ST?
Coordinator: Karl G. Rosen, Sweden
Speakers: Karl G. Rosen, Sweden; Susana Pereira, UK; Edwin Chandraharan, UK; Gerd Gigerenzer, Germany; Vanessa Cole, UK

VAGINAL ASSISTED DELIVERY: THE ODON DEVICE
Coordinators: Tim Draycott, UK;
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
Speakers: Tim Draycott, UK

OPENING LECTURE
Chairs: Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy;
Roberto Romero, USA

QUALITY MEDICINE IN PPH PREVENTION
Chairs: Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, UK;
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
Welcome and introduction
Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, UK
Quality of medicine used to prevent PPH in low-and middle-income countries
Mariana Widmer, WHO Switzerland
The Champion project: a collaborative approach to bring heat-stable carbetocin for prevention of PPH where the cold chain is a challange
Edith Bahmanyar, Switzerland
Peripartum management with high anticoagulation: lesson for the COVID -19 era
Jacky Nizard, France
Closing remarks
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland

CESAREAN SECTION TECHNIQUES
Coordinators: Vincenzo Berghella, USA;
Michael Stark, Germany / Israel
Preoperative care
Vincenzo Berghella, USA
Evidence based surgical technique for cesarean delivery
Michael Stark, Germany / Israel
Intra and post-operative care
Vincenzo Berghella, USA
Discussion: where do we disagree?
Michael Stark, Vincenzo Berghella and audience
Impact of cervical dilatation on the location and integrity of the CS scar
Rasha Ahmed Mostafa Kamel, Egypt

PLACENTA ACCRETA SPECTRUM (PAS) DISORDERS
Coordinators: Josè Palacios Jaraquemada, Argentina;
Eric Jauniaux, United Kingdom
FIGO classification
Eric Jauniaux, United Kingdom
Ultrasound diagnosis
Sally Collins, United Kingdom
PAS management around the world
Diogo Ayres de Campos, Portugal
Conservative – Respective treatment in PAS. Ten years’ experience
Josè Palacios Jaraquemada, Argentina

ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA IN LABOR AND DELIVERY
Chairs: Emilia Guasch, Spain; Edoardo De Robertis, Italy
General concepts and informed consent
Edoardo De Robertis, Italy
Organizational and clinical aspects
Emilia Guasch, Spain

SPONTANEOUS PRETERM LABOR (A PREIS SCHOOL ACADEMY SESSION)
Chairs: Luis Cabero, Spain;
Roberto Romero, USA
Prediction of preterm birth
Eduard Gratacos, Spain
Diagnosis and work up of preterm labor
Teresa Cobo, Spain
Progesterone, pessary or cerclage for prevention
Eduardo Fonseca, Brazil
Corticosteroids: controversial issues (late gestation and repeated treatment)
Gerry H. Visser, the Netherlands
Antibiotic treatment (GBS, intra-amniotic infection)
Roberto Romero, USA
Discussion Q & A

ACUTE EMERGENCIES IN LABOR: CASE DISCUSSIONS
Chairs: Roberto Romero, USA;
Daniela Vazquez, Argentina
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
Alexander Makatsarya, Russia;
Victoria Bitsadze, Russia
Uterine scar dehiscence and placental herniation
Sergey Barinov, Russia
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Offer Erez, Israel
Peripartum acute abdomen
Wolfgang Henrich, Germany
Acute cervical insufficiency and rescue cerclage
Alfredo Perales Marin, Spain
Discussion Q & A

INDUCTION AND ACCELERATION OF LABOR
Chairs: Alfredo Perales Marin, Spain;
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
Maternal oxygen administration during labor: what does evidence tell us
Agustin Conde-Agudelo, Colombia
Oxytocin, most used drug during labor
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
New concepts about oxytocin
Bruno Carbonne, Monaco
Induction: mechanical vs pharmacological
Janesh Gupta, United Kingdom
Should patients be induced at 39 weeks?
Gerry H. Visser, the Netherlands
The ARRIVE trial will not “arrive” to Europe
Fabio Facchinetti, Italy
The challenge of induction in twins
Maria de la Calle, Spain
Discussion Q & A

AN APPRAISAL ON Rh DISEASE PREVETION (A WIRhE SYMPOSIUM)
Chairs: Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
Steven Spitalnik, USA
Rh hemolytic disease is still a global burden
Rubina Sohail, Pakistan
The action and guidelines to implement eradication
Gerry H. Visser, NL
The WIRhE concept and activities
Steven Spitalnik, USA

VAGINAL OPERATIVE DELIVERY VACUUM ASSISTED DELIVERY (HANDS ON SIMULATION WORKSHOP LIVE)
Chair: Ross McQuivey, USA
Facilitators: Tori O’Daniel, USA;
Angela Morgan, USA;
Alexander Taylor, UK

ULTRASOUND IN LABOR AND DELIVERY
Chairs: Karim Kalache, Qatar;
Josè Morales Roselló, Spain
Voyage of the fetus through the birth canal as seen via ultrasound
Torbjorn M. Eggebo, Norway
Prediction of labour outcome
Christopher Lees, United Kingdom
Ultrasound prior to assisted vaginal delivery
Tullio Ghi, Italy
Prediction of successful VBAC
Giuseppe Rizzo, Italy
Discussion Q & A
PRE CONGRESS WEBINARS
5, 12, 19, 26 September 2020

PRETERM BIRTH: HOW TO DELIVER AND RESUSCITATE A PRETERM FETUS
Chairs: Eduard Gratacos, Spain;
Gerry H. Visser, the Netherlands
The role of ultrasound to monitor the fetus and predict the mode of delivery
Josè Morales Roselló, Spain
Role of cesarean delivery in preterm gestation
Corinne Hubinont, Belgium
A neonatal perspective of peripartum events
Max Vento, Spain
Discussion Q & A

MANAGEMENT OF POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE
Chairs: Eric Jauniaux, United Kingdom;
Sally Collins, United Kingdom
HOW, WHEN, AND WHY
Uterine atony: optimal management is a function of timing
Eric Jauniaux, United Kingdom
How to avoid bleeding with placenta accreta spectrum disorders
Sally Collins, United Kingdom
Retained placenta: diagnosis and management
Eric Jauniaux, United Kingdom
IMPORTANT SKILLS
Surgical control of hemorrhage: which vessels to ligate and where?
Loic Senthiles, France
Uterine compression sutures
Loic Senthiles, France
Endouterine balloons: Pearls and pitfalls
Agustin Conde-Agudelo, Colombia
OPTIMIZING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT IN A PATIENT WITH A HEMORRHAGE
Anticipating hemorrhage in an obstetrical patient
Liliana Voto, Argentina
Improving hemodynamic and hemostatic management in 30 minutes
Daniela Vasquez, Argentina
The hidden risk of oxygen deficit
Daniela Vasquez, Argentina
Discussion Q & A

MONITORING A LOW RISK PARTURIENT
Chairs: Gerry H. Visser, the Netherlands;
Edwin Chandraharan, United Kingdom
The sonopartogram
Christopher Lees, United Kingdom
Monitoring progress during labor
Jose Luis Duenas Diez, Spain
A critical evaluation of cardiotocography and Doppler for fetal monitoring
Tullio Ghi, Italy
Myths and misconceptions about intrapartum
Edwin Chandraharan, United Kingdom
Discussion Q & A

OPERATIVE VAGINAL DELIVERY
Chairs: Bruno Carbonne, Monaco;
Diogo Ayres de Campos, Portugal
Vacuum extraction (ventouse): new concepts
Gerry H. Visser, the Netherlands
Reappraisal of the role of vacuum versus forceps
Ross McQuivey, USA
Twins: complex management issues during delivery
Jon Barrett, Canada
Shoulder dystocia
Antonio Ragusa, Italy
Uterine balloons to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis
Younes Bakri, USA
Discussion Q & A
POSTCONGRESS WEBINARS
10, 17 October 2020

WHAT, WHY, AND WHEN IN LABOR MANAGEMENT
Chairs: Mike Robson, Ireland;
Loic Sentilhes, France
Prolonged labour
Mike Robson, Ireland
Are there different forms of labor dystocia? Should they be treated differently?
Eva Itzel, Sweden
Is VBAC still an option?
Daniel Surbek, Switzerland
Management after hyperstimulation
Offer Erez, Israel
Posterior rotation/asynclitism
Karim Kalache, Qatar
Discussion Q & A

PPH PREVENTION
Chair: Tim Draycott, UK
Personalising PPH care
Helen Van der Nelson, UK
PPH management & training in a pandemic
Cathy Winter, UK; Tim Draycott, UK

THE SECOND STAGE OF LABOR
Chairs: Sally Collins, United Kingdom;
Jon Barrett, Canada
Duration: how long should it last?
Dan Farine, Canada
Uterotonic agents
Diogo Ayres de Campos, Portugal
Cesarean delivery in the second stage
Pal Bhaskar, India
Discussion Q & A

OBESITY IN MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE
Chairs: Roberto Romero, USA;
Lucilla Poston, UK
Obesity and the DOHaD concept
Lucilla Poston, UK
Obesity, fertility and pregnancy outcome
Yariv Yogev, Israel
Obesity, diabetes and metabolic disorders: which is more important to determine the perinatal outcome?
Gerry H. Visser, NL
The neonatal outcome and follow up
Umberto Simeoni, Switzerland