Scientific Information

Organising Institutions

EUROPEAN MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PERINATAL MEDICINE

STUDY GROUP ON INTRAPARTUM MONITORING
The Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring Study group, founded in 2012, is one of the most active study groups of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine (EAPM).
The main AIM of the group activities is to promote training related to intrapartum fetal monitoring (IFM) in European countries, foster research collaboration and develop standards related to IFM.
Other tasks include promotion and development of technology related to IFM, as well as the international guidelines on the use of IFM.
The IFMSG organise courses and sessions within EAPM meetings and together with EAPM and European Midwives Association (EMA) is responsible for the  organisation of the European Congress on Intrapartum Care (ECIC) which is held every two years in different countries of Europe.

Past editions:

  • 2019 ECIC meeting, Turin, Italy (14th – 16th March 2019)
  • 2021 ECIC meeting, Online Congress (27th – 29th May 2021)

Congress Committees

Congress presidents
Local Organising Committee
 

Scientific Committee

 
 
 
 

Scientific Programme

serbia-flagSimultaneous Translation in Serbian is provided (10.03 - 11.03).
Obezbedjen je simultani prevod na srpski jezik (10.03 - 11.03).

09:00-12:30

Vacuum, Forceps & Shoulder dystocia: A multi-professional team approach

Tim Draycott (UK), Cathy Winter (UK), Katherine Lattey (UK)

09:00-12:30

PPH - practical management

Anwar Nassar (Lebanon), Lill Trine Nyflot (Norway)
WATCH PREVIEW

09:00-12:30

Repair of 3rd-4th degree tears

Susana Santos (Portugal), Sindre Grindheim (Norway)
WATCH PREVIEW

09:00-12:30

US in Labour and Delivery

Tullio Ghi (Italy), Bianca Masturzo (Italy)
WATCH PREVIEW

09:00-12:30

Maternal position in labour and Women with physical disabilities: preparing pregnancy, delivery, and parenthood

Ruth Martis (New Zealand), Christiane Schwarz (Germany), Marc Dommergues (France), Sophie Serreau (France)

09:00-12:30

Vaginal breech birth

Johanne Kolvik Iversen (Norway), Julia Savchenko (Sweden)
WATCH PREVIEW

12:30-17:00

Fetal monitoring

Susanna Timonen (Finland)
WATCH PREVIEW

Physiology of fetal oxygenation during labour

Branka Yli (Norway/Serbia)

Auscultation

Vanessa Cole (UK)

CTG interpretation

Diogo Ayres-de-Campos (Portugal) / Agnes Simon (France)

Adjunctive technologies

Susanna Timonen (Finland) / Anneke Kwee (the Netherlands)

15:15-17:00

Case discussions

Christophe Vayssiere (France), Vanessa Cole (UK), Anneke Kwee (the Netherlands)
Austin Ugwumadu (UK), Inês Nunes (Portugal), Georges-Emmanuel Roth (France)
Diogo Ayres de Campos (Portugal)
Branka Yli (Norway/Serbia), Susanna Timonen (Finland)

13:30-17:00

Vacuum, Forceps & Shoulder dystocia: A multi-professional team approach

Tim Draycott (UK), Cathy Winter (UK), Katherine Lattey (UK)

13:30-17:00

Repair of 3rd-4th degree tears

Susana Santos (Portugal), Sindre Grindheim (Norway)
WATCH PREVIEW

13:30-17:00

Neonatal resuscitation

Miguel Fonte (Portugal), Ola Andersson (Sweden)
WATCH PREVIEW

17:15-17:20

Opening ceremony

Gerard Visser (the Netherlands), Mervi Jokinen (UK), Anneke Kwee (the Netherlands), Liljana Mirkovic (Serbia)

17:20-17:25

Welcome address and official opening of the ECIC Congress

The Spouse of the President of the Republic of Serbia Mrs. Tamara Vučić

Session 1

17:25-19:00

Setting the scene, national, european and global

Chairs: Gerard Visser (the Netherlands), Mervi Jokinen (UK)

17:25-17:40

Overview Serbian maternity care

Ljiljana Mirkovic (Serbia)

17:40-17:50

Midwifery education and scope of role in Serbia

Ljubica Nicolic (Serbia)

17:50-18:05

IMAgiNE EURO - Maternity and Perinatal Care Quality after COVID-19

Marzia Lazzerini - (Italy, WHO)

18:05-18:25

When are your cesarean delivery rates too high?

Diogo Ayres-de-Campos (Portugal)

18:25-18:45

The issue of rising caesarean section rates due to huge difference in care between public and private clinics

Melania Tudose (Romania)

18:45-19:00

General discussion

19:00-20:00

Welcome reception

Session 2

08:30-10:15

Optimising vaginal birth

Chairs: Branka Yli (Norway), Melania Tudose (Romania)

08:30-08:50

Avoiding Brain injury in Childbirth

Wendy Randell (UK)

08:50-09:10

Watchful attendance in labour

Ank de Jong (the Netherlands)

09:10-09:15

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

09:15-09:35

Optimising assisted vaginal birth - New European Guidelines

Tim Draycott (UK)

09:35-09:45

Selected oral communication (7'/3')

09:45-09:55

Selected oral communication (7'/3')

09:55-10:15

Discussion

10:15-11:00

Coffee break & poster visit

Session 3

11:00-12:45

Optimising Neonatal Outcomes on the labour ward

Chairs: Susanna Timonen (Finland), Agnes Simon (France)

11:00-11:20

Optimising transition from fetus to newborn

Ola Andersson (Sweden)

11:20-11:25

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

11:25-11:45

The relevant first five minutes for the extreme preterm

Maximo Vento (Spain)

11:45-11:55

Selected oral communication (7'/3')

11:55-12:05

Selected oral communication (7'/3')

12:05-12:20

Temperature management of new born babies

Daniele Trevisanuto (Italy)

12:20-12:45

General discussion

12:45-14:10

Lunch & Poster visit

Session 4

14:10-15:55

The Third Stage of Labour

Chairs: Austin Ugwumadu (UK), Gergana Nikolova (Bulgaria)

14:10-14:30

Update on Prevention of PPH

Loic Sentilhes (Bordeaux, France)

14:30-14:50

Treatment of PPH - FIGO guidelines

Anwar Nassar (Lebanon)

14:50-14:55

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

14:55-15:15

Placenta accreta spectrum disorders: form prenatal diagnosis to prediction of prognosis

Francesco D'Antonio (Italy)

15:15-15:25

Selected oral communication (7'/3')

15:25-15:35

Selected oral communication (7'/3')

15:35-15:55

Discussion

15:55-16:20

Coffee break & poster visit

Key note lecture 1

16:20-16:50

Caesarean Section at full dilatation - an emerging problem

Katie Cornthwaite (UK)

Panel 1

16:50-18:15

Fetal monitoring

Chairs: Anneke Kwee (the Netherlands), Vanessa Cole (UK)

16:50-17:10

CTG-monitoring in extreme premature birth

Eline van ’t Hof (the Netherlands)

17:10-17:30

STan Australian Randomised controlled Trial (START)

Sabrina Kuah and Bronni Simpson (Australia)

17:30-17:50

Amniotic fluid lactate

Eva Wiberg-Itzel (Sweden)

17:50-18:15

Discussion

Session 5

08:30-10:10

Environmental impact on maternity care - Sustainable Labour Ward

Chairs: Diogo Ayres de Campos (Portugal), Agnes Simon (France)

08:30-08:50

Pollution and its effect on Reproductive Health

Maria Pinto Correia Watts (UK)

08:50-09:10

Dump the disposables

Anneke Kwee (the Netherlands)

09:10-09:30

Epidural v Entonox - which is greener

Rosanne van der Sterre (the Netherlands)

09:30-09:40

General discussion

Key Note Lecture 2

09:40-10:10

Staff burnout in Maternity Care - can we do better?

Vesna Kesic (Serbia)

10:10-10:40

Coffee break & poster visit

Session 6

10:40-12:15

Prematurity on the labour ward

10:40-11:10

Management of preterm birth - the goods and the bads

Gerard Visser (the Netherlands)

11:10-11:30

Breast milk feeding in extreme preterm babies

Beth Kristin Jåtten (Norway)

11:30-11:45

Discussion

11:45-12:45

Selected Long Oral Presentations

5 x orał communication (7'/3')

12:45-14:00

Catered lunch & Poster visit

Session 7

14:00-15:50

Intrapartum care

Chairs: Susanna Timonen (Finland), Vanessa Cole (UK)

14:00-14:15

Labour Care for sexual violences victims (in Labour in specific situations)

Georges-Emmanuel Roth (France)

14:15-14:30

Reducing Oxytocin in active phase: the Stopoxy Trial

Aude Girault (France)

14:30-14:45

Prophylactic Manual Rotation of Persistent Occiput Posterior to decrease operative Delivery: a Multicentric Randomized Trial - PROPOP Trial

Julie Blanc (France)

14:45-15:00

Management of the breech birth

Jorg Kessler (Norway)

15:00-15:15

Midwife led maternity care

Ruth Martis (New Zealand)

15:15-15:30

Prevention of perineal trauma

Katariina Laine (Norway)

15:30-15:50

General discussion

15:50-16:20

Coffee break & poster visit

Oral Presentations Session

16:20-16:45

Selected oral presentations

16:20-16:25

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

16:25-16:30

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

16:30-16:35

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

16:35-16:40

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

16:40-16:45

Selected short oral communication (3'/2')

Key Note Lecture 3

16:45-17:15

Communication with patients and partners during and after an emergency

Sabaratnam Arulkumaran (UK)

Closing

17:15-17:25

Closing Ceremony

17:15-17:20

Take-home messages & prizes

Gerard Visser (the Netherlands), Mervi Jokinen (UK)

17:20-17:25

Closing session

Gerard Visser (the Netherlands), Mervi Jokinen (UK), Anneke Kwee (the Netherlands), Liljana Mirkovic (Serbia)

Invited Speakers

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Accreditations

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ECIC 2023: 6th European Congress on Intrapartum Care starting on 09-03-2023 in Belgrade, Serbia is COMPLIANT with the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice.

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