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X Maternal-Fetal Medicine Congress
Grand Hotel Millennium, Sofia
8 – 10.05.2026
Scientific Program
Friday 08/05/2026
09:00 – 18:30 Registration and accommodation
09:15 – 11:00 Session I. Risk assessment in the 1st trimester of pregnancy
Discussants: Chaveeva P., Yankova M., Stratieva V.
09:15 – 10:00 Discussion of clinical cases. Gyokova E., Yamakova G.
10:00 – 10:15 The use of biomarkers: sFLIT-1/PLGF for screening for PE, FGR, SGA. Roche. Chaveeva P.
10:15 – 10:30 PE prevalence in Aspirin era. Yankova M.
10:30 – 10:45 Methylation disorders, prenatal genetic testing. Dimova I.
10:45 – 11:00 Panel discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break at Conference Hall Lobby Area, 2nd floor, Millenium Hotel
11:30 – 11:45 NIPT – clinical indications and medico-diagnostic procedures. Dimitrova I.
11:45 – 12:00 Iron deficiency throughout pregnancy. Zentiva Stratieva V.
12:00 – 12:20 Too late or different? Pregnancy after 40 years. Bogdanova A.
12:20 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:45 Session II. Fetal medicine meets genetics
Discussants: Stratieva V., Panayotova G., Gyokova E.
12:30 – 12:45 Challenging cases – invasive testing or NIPT? Stratieva V.
12:45 – 13:00 Combined 1st trimester or cfDNA. What should we know in 2026. Panayotova G.
13:00 – 13:20 Whole exome sequencing in trio format (Trio-WES): Luxury or necessity in prenatal diagnosis. Tihomir T.
13:20 – 13:35 Placental disease – a new perspective: Is fibrinolysis the missing link? Valentis Stratieva V.
13:35 – 13:45 Advances is non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): Analisys of clinical cases. Geneplanet Yodanova К.
13:45 – 15:30 Lunch break, Restaurant M, 3rd floor, Millenium Hotel
15:30 Hands-on Ultrasound Course: 5 ultrasound machines. Each workstation will be supervised by 2 trainers.
17:00 Neurosonography. Life scanning by Prof. Anastasija Arechvo
18:30 Welcome Cocktail at Conference Hall Lobby Area, 2nd floor, Millenium Hotel
Saturday 09/05/2026
08:00 – 19:00 Registration
08:50 – 09:00 Official Opening of the X International Congress on Maternal-Fetal Medicine
09:00 – 10:30 Session III. Screening for adverse pregnancy outcome
Discussants: Akolekar R., Chaveeva P., Mar Gil M., Polyzos N.
09:00 – 09:10 PE in twins. Chaveeva P.
09:10 – 09:30 Screening for SGA throughout the pregnancy. Mar Gil M.
09:30 – 09:50 Screening for vasa praevia. Akolekar R.
09:50 – 10:00 Screening for vasa previa in twins. Chaveeva P
10:00 – 10:20 PE risk assessment. Are IVF pregnancies different? Polyzos N.
10:20 – 10:30 Discussion with experts
10:30 – 11:30 Coffee break at Conference Hall Lobby Area, 2nd floor, Millenium Hotel
11:30 – 12:30 Session IV. Maternal conditions and predispositions
Discussants: Syngelaki A., Ibryam I., Shehata H.
11:30 – 11:50 Screening for gestational diabetes in North Macedonia. Daneva A.
11:50 – 12:10 Screening for gestational diabetes. Syngelaki A.
12:10 – 12:30 Thrombophilia to treat or not to treat? Shehata H.
12:30 – 12:45 Discussion with experts
12:45 – 14:30 Lunch break, Restaurant M, Restaurant M, 3rd floor, Millenium Hotel
14:30 – 15:30 Session V. Preterm birth
Discussants: Dagklis Т., Nikolov A., Yankova M., Makrydimas G.
14:30 – 14:50 Pelvic floor. Carbone F.
14:50 – 15:10 Management of preterm birth. Makrydimas G.
15:10 – 15:30 Cervical length assessment. Dagklis Т.
15:30 – 15:45 Discussion with experts
15:45 – 16:30 Coffee break at Conference Hall Lobby Area, 2nd floor, Millenium Hotel
16:30 – 18:00 Session VI. Meet the experts
Discussants: Arechvo A., Markov D., Placensia W.
16:30 – 16:50 Twin pregnancy. Prof. Liesbeth Lewi
16:50 – 17:10 Tips and tricks in assessment of fetal anatomy. Placensia W.
17:10 – 17:30 Practical aspects of neurosonography. Arechvo A.
17:30 – 17:45 Facial clefts. Prenatal diagnosis. Markov D.
17:45 – 18:00 Discussion with experts
18:00 Special Lecture: Prof. Kypros Nicolaides
20:00 Official dinner, Shakespeare Hall, 4th floor, Millenium Hotel
Sunday 10/05/2026
9:00 – 12:00 Session VII. Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Discussants: Dimitrova V., Ibryam I.
09:00 – 09:20 Pregnancy as a stress test. Ibryam I
09:20 – 09:40 Fetal MRI in the prenatal diagnosis. Hadjidekov G.
09:40 – 09:55 Surgery of fetal conditions after delivery. Shivachev H.
09:55 – 10:10 Maternal cardiology. Chilingirova N.
10:10 – 10:30 We, patients, institutions – Quo vadimus? Dimitrova V.
10:30 – 10:45 Maternal obesity impact on the outcome of the pregnancy, fetal programing: contemporary overview. Yanachkova V.
10:45 – 11:00 New therapy management of chorionangioma. Vasilev Ts.
11:00 – 11:15 Growth assessment in twins. Kalev.V.
11:15 – 11:40 Clinical case presentations
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion
12:00 Official Closing of X International MFM Congress