European Spontaneous Preterm Birth Congress (ESPBC)

Join us for three days of presentations on mechanism of disease, results of the latest RCT’s and current state of the art treatment presentations by international experts focussed on spontaneous preterm birth.

We are honoured to host this successful bi-annual congress that is focussed on prevention and treatment of spontaneous preterm birth, the largest contributor to short term and long term morbidity and mortality for children. The congress is traditionally held in Europe, however, previous editions of the congress were visited by approximately 350-400 leading investigators and clinicians from all over the world. The congress will be 3 days, covering the themes basic science on preterm birth, novel tests for early prediction of preterm birth, new clinical trials for prevention and treatment, and future directions of science and clinic.

Haarlem is a charming medieval Dutch city, close to our international airport of Schiphol and only 20 minutes by train to our capitol Amsterdam. This Dutch city offers visitors a lively cultural scene, loads of atmosphere, excellent shopping and dining – and is close to our wonderful Dutch beach.