FAOPS 2025

Program at a Glance

FAOPS 2025 Conference
Day 1 November 14th 2025 - Common Hall
Time	Activites	Responsible Person
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Registration	Registration Committee
9:00 am – 1:00 pm	Workshop 1 TOPIC: Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA)	Resourse Person: Prof Dr Boris Kramer and Dr Rajath Pajever Focal Person: Prof. Dr Sunil Raja Manandhar	Hotel Radisson, Lazimpat HALL:
	Workshop 2 TOPIC: Kangaroo Mother Care	Resourse Person: Dr Sookee Socorro De Leon Mendoza Focal Person: Dr Tumla Shrestha	Hotel Radisson, Lazimpat HALL:
	Workshop 3 TOPIC: Strengthening Ultrasound diagnostic capacity in LMIC	Resourse Person: Dr. Jayoung Park Focal Person: Prof. Suman R Tamrakar	Hotel Manashlu, Lazimpat HALL:
1:00 pm - 2:00pm	Registration
Scientific Sessions (Main Hall)
Plenary Session I
Chairperson: Prof Md Abdul Mannan Moderator: Dr Smriti Mathema
Time	Topic	Presenter	Moderator
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm	Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Preterm Infants.	Dr. Han-Suk Kim
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm	PAS, Placenta Accreta Syndrome	Dr Laila Arjumand Banu
2:40- 3:00 pm	Tea Break
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Inauguration
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	MIRA Oration - Perinatal Health and The Future for Our Children in An Era of Climate Change	Prof Anthony Costello	Prof D S Manandhar
4:05 pm - 4:35 pm	PESON Oration - An overview of Infants of Diabetic mothers	Prof. Ranjan Kumar Pejaver	Prof Ashma Rana
4:40 pm - 5:00 pm	Special talk on community Perinatal health	Dr Rita Thapa	Dr Sunil Raja Manandhar
Plenary Session II
Chairperson: Prof. Mohammod Shahidulnlah Moderator: Moderator: Dr Smriti Mathema
5:00 pm - 5:20 pm	Disparities In Neonatal Care Across Countries and Regions: Further Research & Development for Equal Opportunities	Prof Satoshi Kusuda
5:20 pm - 5:40 pm	Perspectives On Neonatal Screening Programme in The FAOPS Countries	Prof V. Samuel Rajadurai
6:00 pm Onwards	President Dinner
Day 2 November 15th 2025
Scientific Sessions (Main Hall)
Time	Presentation Title		Presenters
8:00 am - 9:00 am	UNICEF Sponser Sessions
Chairperson: Dr Ashma Rana Moderator:
Plenary Session III: Advancing Care for the Preterm Infant: From Survival to Precision Medicine
Chairperson: Prof Dr Sukhamoy Kangsha Banik Moderator: Dr Suchita Joshi
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Probiotic for Preterm Infants In Resource Limited Nations		Prof Sanjay Patole
9:20 am - 9:40 am	Outcomes & Management of Extremely Preterm Infants in Japan		Dr Tetsuya Isayama
9:40 am - 10:00 am	Born Too Soon Report and Preterm Birth		Prof Bo Jacobsson
10:00 am - 10:20 am	From Detection To Precision Care: The Evolving Landscape Of Retinopathy Of Prematurity In Bangladesh		Prof Md Abdul Mannan
Plenary Session IV: Advancing Maternal and Perinatal Care: From Obstetric Emergencies to Artificial Wombs
Chairperson: Prof.Sk Zinnat Ara Nasreen Moderator: Dr Meeta Thapa Pandey
Time	Presentation Titles		Topic
10:20 am - 10:40 am	Enhancing Prediction of Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Babies: Why, How & The Future		Dr. Azanna Ahmad Kamar
10:40 am - 11:00 am	Sleep position and stillbirths		Prof Adrienne Gordon
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Artificial Placenta & Artificial Womb – The Next Big Thing in Perinatology?		Prof Dr Boris Kramer
11:20 am - 11:40 am	Uterine Inversion		Prof Dr Ashma Rana
11:40 am - 12:00 pm	Adhering To the Middle Way – Contemporary Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum		Dr Jin-chung shih
Plenary Session V: From Cord to Care: Innovations for Every Newborn, Everywhere
Chairperson: Dr D R Aryal Moderator: Dr Anjila Ghimire
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	Good Outcomes Need Time- Umbilical Cord Management In 2025.		Dr Vijayendra Ranjan Baral
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm	Essential Newborn Care & Preventing Newborn Deaths: Sri Lankan Achievements & Regional Opportunities For Action		Dr. Surantha Perera
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm	Low cost-effective interventions - A game changer in neonatal survival in LMIC.		Prof. Mohammod Shahidullah
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm	Science of Zero Separation of Small & Sick Neonates & Need for Mother- Newborn Care Units		Prof Shashi Vani
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm	Lunch
Scientific Session (Main Hall)
Plenary Session VI:From Fetal Hypoxia to Neonatal Recovery: Challenges and Innovations Across Settings
Chairperson: Dr Vijayendra Ranjan Baral Moderator: Dr Kalpana U Subedi
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm	Improving Diagnosis & Management Of Fetal Hypoxia – Challenges of Translating Experimental Findings Into Clinical Practice		Prof. Ganesh acharya
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm	Japan’s Role in Promoting Neonatal Resuscitation in Asia		Prof.Shigeharu Hosono
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm	Nepal Neonatal Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation(NNCPR)		Dr Arun Neupane
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm	Neonatal Encephalopathy in Resource limited settings: Challenges and Innovations		Prof Dr Sudha Basnet

FAOPS Counsil Meeting: 2-2.30 pm
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm	Tea Break
Scientific Session- Oral Presentation (subordinate halls)
Oral Free Paper Presentation Session I (HALL: A)			Oral Free Paper Presentation Session II (HALL: B)
Theme: Innovations and Insights Across the Spectrum of Maternal–Fetal Medicine			Theme: From Maternal Risks to Neonatal Resilience: Advances in Diagnosis and Management
Chairperson: Prof Jitendra Pariyar			Chairperson: Prof Sudha Basnet
Moderator: Dr Tumla Shrestha			Moderator: Ajanta Singh
Time	Presentation Titles	Presenter	Presentation Titles	Presenter
3:40-3:50	Targeted Fetal NGS Panel Reveals Genetic Conditions in Sonographically Normal Fetuses	Han-Ying Chen	Primary Thoracoscopic Repair in Patients with Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal fistula: A Multicenter Study in East Asia	Dr. Yudai Tsuruno
3:50-4:00	Latent classes and risk factors of postpartum depression	Fengyuan Zhang	Approach to neonatal cardiac emergencies- A review	Dr Anjila Ghimire
4:00-4:10	Analysis of National and Local Policies in the Birthing of Primigravid and Grand Multigravid Women in the Philippines	Maria Stephanie	Effect of antenatal corticosteroid therapy on women with clinical chorioamnionitis at a risk of preterm birth A nationwide cohort study in Japan	Dr.Kana Saito
4:10-4:20	Fetal outcome of adolescent pregnancy in a tertiary care center in western Nepal: A case control study	Dr Sweta Mahato	Prevalence of Maternal anaemia and its Impact on Perinatal Outcome	Dr. Sandeep Shrestha
4:20-4:30	Group A Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in Japan	Prof. Junichi Hasegawa	Red Cell Distribution Width as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Neonatal Sepsis	Aliyyah Mohammad Khuzaini
Oral Free Paper Presentation Session III			Oral Free Paper Presentation Session IV ( Abott Sponser )
Theme: Accelerated technologies for maternal health and Outcomes			Theme: Improving Preterm Outcomes Through Innovation, Evidence, and Equity
Chairperson: Dr Sushila Shrestah			Chairperson: Dr Sunil Raja Manandhar
Moderator: Dr Needa Shrestha			Moderator: Dr Angila Ghimire
Time	Presentation Titles	Presenter	Presentation Titles	Presenter
4:40-4:50	Clinical Effectiveness and Reproductive Outcomes of a Modified Double Vertical Compression Suture Technique for Postpartum Hemorrhage.	Dr. Hasumi Tomita	Bubble CPAP Therapy for Neonatal Respiratory Distress & Its Failure: A Descriptive Analysis from a Level III NICU of Bangladesh	Dr. Sharmin Afroze
4:50-5:00	Delayed-Interval Delivery in Twin Pregnancies.	Ms. Shian Shiow - Chen	Neonatal Outcome of IVF pregnancy	Nargis Ara Begum
5:00-5:10	Simulation-Based Strategies for Maternal Emergency Care in Rural Japan.	Dr. Hikaru Kiyokawa	Feasibility and Impact of Simplified Incubators and Flow Generators for Neonates in Low-Resource Settings: Evidence from Laos and Sierra Leone.	Dr. Eiji Hirakawa
5:10-5:20	Current status of epidural delivery at one hospital	Erika Sudo	Comparison Between Caffeine and Aminophylline For The Treatment Of Apnea Of Prematurity First Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh.	Dr.Israt Jahan Zerin
5:20-5:30	Gestational diabetes: Implication for the Newborn	S.R Shrestha	A Cross-sectional Study of Prevalence of Low Birth Weight and Maternal Risk Factors of Low Birth Weight in a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal	Dr. Alisha Mishra
6:30 pm Onward-	Gala Dinner

Day 3 November 16th 2025
8-10 am: FAOPS AGM
Scientific Sessions (Main Hall)
Award Paper Session
Judges:
Moderator:
8:00-8:10am	A Cross-sectional Study of Prevalence of Low Birth Weight and Maternal Risk Factors of Low Birth Weight in a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal	Dr. Alisha Mishra
8:10-8:20am
8:20-8:30am
Plenary Session VII : Understanding and Improving Perinatal Outcomes: Insights from Asia Oceania
Chairperson: Prof S M Dali Moderator: Dr Tumla Shrestha
Time	Presenation Title	Presenters
8:30-8:50am	Towards safer motherhood. Addressing High Risk Pregnancy in Nepal.	Prof. Abha Shrestha
8:50-9:10am	Bridging the Gap: Improving Perinatal Health in Nepal	Dr Swaraj Rajbhandari
9:10-9:30am	High-Risk Pregnancies in Low-Resource Settings: Lessons from Nepal.	Prof. Heera Tuladhar
9:30-9:50am	Placental Histopathology—A Key to Understanding Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes	Prof. Junu Shrestha
9:50-10:10am	Sleep position and stillbirths	Prof Adrienne Gordon
Plenary Session VIII: Integrating Maternal, Neonatal, and Emergency Care: Innovations for Better Perinatal Outcomes
Chairperson: Dr Kasturi Malla Moderator: Dr Meeta Thapa Pandey
10:10-10:30am	Impact of Gynaecological condition in Pregnancy and delivery	Prof. Nira Singh Shrestha
10:30-10:50am	HIE & role of obstetrician	Dr. Milind R Shah
10:50-11:10am	Advancing neonatal care in the asia-oceania region through morbidity-specific interventions	Dr. Socorro de Leon-Mendoza
11:10-11:30am	Nepal Ambulance Service (NAS) an example of innovation and integration of Pre- hospital Management service in Nepal	Dr Kulesh Thapa
11:30-11:50am	Exploring Fetal Alcohol Syndrome In The Philippines : History, Impact & Controversies Unveiled.	Dr. Jose Salazar
Plenary Session IX: Advancing Maternal–Fetal Health: Innovations and Interventions for Safer Pregnancy
Chairperson: Prof. Heera Tuladhar Moderator: Dr Tumla Shrestha
11:50-12:10pm	Perinatal Factors Affecting Fetal Brain Development And Interventions	Dr Diosdado v Mariano
12:10-12:30pm	Wearables in pregnancy for advancing perinatal care	Dr Tan Kok Hian
12:30-12:50pm	Laparoscopy in pregnancy	Prof. Gyanendra Karki
12:50-1:10pm	Infant of Hypertensive mother	Prof Ranjan Kumar Pejaver
1:10 - 2 PM	Lunch
Scientific Session (Main Hall)
Plenary Session X: Managing Maternal and Neonatal Risks: From Obstetric Emergencies to Evidence-Based Interventions
Chairperson: Dr Swaraj Rajbhandari Moderator: Azanta Singh
Time	Presenation Title	Presenters
2:00-2:20pm	Cervical Cerclage, Once Again	Dr. Shinji Tanigaki
2:20-2:40pm	Anemia in pregnancy	Prof. Mamoru Tanaka
2:40-3:00pm	Use of laparoscopy in obstetrics: further perspective in Nepal	Prof Suman Raj Tamrakar
3:00-3:20pm	PPH as an obstetric emergency.	Prof Ganesh Dangal
3:20-3:40pm	Management of Hemodynamically Significant PDA via Echocardiography in Extremely Preterm Neonates: Navigating the Evidence Gap.(N7)	Prof. Dr Sunil Raja Manandhar

Scientific Session- Oral Presentation (subordinate halls)
Oral Free Paper Presentation Session V (HALL: A)			Oral Free Paper Presentation Session VI(HALL: B)
Theme: Neonatal Health in Focus: Infection, Hypothermia, and Clinical Innovation			Theme: Leveraging technology for safer maternal and newborn outcomes
Chairperson: Dr Kalpana U Subedi			Chairperson: Dr SB Karmacharya
Moderator: Angila Ghimire			Moderator: Meeta Thapa Pandey
Time	Presentation Titles	Presenter	Presentation Titles	Presenter
3:50-4:00	Neonatal Hypothermia Prevalence in a Tertiary Referral Birthing Center in Nepal	Ranjan Dhungana	Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics as Cornerstones in the Early Detection and Management of Fetal Chromosomal and Structural Anomalies	Dr Madhu Shakya
4:00-4:10	Development of an Interactive Quiz Prototype to Enhance Clinical Reasoning in Neonatal Emergencies for Junior Doctors in Limited-Resource Settings	Dr. Aliyyah Binti Mohammad Khuzaini	Evaluation of the applicability of freeze-dried human breast milk in neonatal intensive care units	Dr Kana Saito
4:10-4:20	Congenital Syphilis: Rejuvenation of a forgotten entity?	Dr Suchita Joshi	Bad Obstetric History and Sibling Recurrence: Why Prenatal Diagnosis Matters in Nepal	Dr Suravi Aryal
4:20-4:30	Neonatal Meningitis	Dr. Enamul Hoque Chowdhury	Postpartum Depression and Social Support as Predictors for Parenting Self-efficacy during Six Month After Childbirth among Women in Nepal	Dr Tumla Shrestha
4:30-4:40	Neurodevelopmental Outcomes following documented Neonatal Sepsis; A Prospective Cohort Study from Nepal	Dr. Swechhya Vaidya	Nationwide Survey on Neonatal Resuscitation Across Delivery Facilities in Japan	Dr. Hasumi Tomita
Oral Free Paper Presentation Session VII (HALL: A)			Oral Free Paper Presentation Session VIII (HALL: B)
Theme: Accelerated technologies for maternal health and Outcomes			Theme: Improving Preterm Outcomes Through Innovation, Evidence, and Equity
Chairperson: Dr Kulesh Thapa			Chairperson: Dr Bina Basnyat
Moderator: Dr Needa Shrestha			Moderator: Smriti Mathema
Time	Presentation Titles	Presenter	Presentation Titles	Presenter
4:40-4:50	Implementing multiple parallel changes on a NICU: can it be done and does it improve outcomes?	Prof. Austin Topun	Reported and Unreported Adverse Events of LongTerm Tocolysis with Ritodrine Hydrochloride A Retrospective Observational Study in a Japanese Hospital	Hiroshi Mori
4:50-5:00	Improving clinical data documentation in a special care newborn unit using a structured clinical form: a quality improvement study	Dr. Abu Faisal Md Pervez	Maternal blood pressure before the onset of eclampsia and stroke during labor at term	Shunji Suzuki
5:00-5:10	Experience of First Time Mothers Regarding Postnatal Care in a Community	Shrijana Basnet	Perinatal Outcomes of Breast Cancer Diagnosed During Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study	Dr. Erika Sawamura
5:10-5:20	Postpartum Depression and Infant Socioemotional Outcomes in Nepal	Sangita Pudasainee	Maternal Emergency Transport Times in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan	Yuki Sujuki
5:20-5:30	Maternal Fasting Serum M-CSF and Preterm Birth Risk	Ms. Xinyi Lyu	Development of a Culturally Sensitive Psychosocial–Spiritual Support Framework for Parents of Infants in Malaysian NICUs: A Qualitative Research Protocol	Aliyyah Mohammad Khuzaini
5:30 pm Onward-	Closing

Presenter	Topic	Area
Dr Fengyuan Zhang	Circulating RNA levels are associated with postpartum depressive symptoms
Dr Yuki Suju	Maternal Emergency Transport Times in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan: Annual Trends and Comparison by Onset Facility Type
Dr Needa Shrestha	Incidence of congenital birth defect among live birth Neonates in a tertiary level maternal hospital of Nepal.
Dr Astha Singh	Exploratory Two-Step Cluster Analysis of Preterm Babies.
Dr Shraddha Shrestha	A Comparative study of Apgar score and cord blood analysis in early diagnosis and outcome prediction of Perinatal Asphyxia.
Dr. Uttara Gautam	Encephalocele with Severe Craniofacial Anomalies in a Preterm Stillbirth: Implications of Missed Antenatal Care in Rural Nepal (N16)
Judges	Prof Heera Tuladhar, Dr Neera Singh, Prof. Austin Topun, Dr Arun Neupane