Welcome to the
Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society (FNPS)
President's Message
It’s a great honour to welcome you to the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society (FNPS) page as the 8th President of the Society. The FNPS brings together a society of amazing science and friends that I first joined as a PhD student in 1996 at Santa Margherita in Italy. It’s a great responsibility to be leading this iconic society, but also an enormous personal and professional privilege.
The Society was founded in 1974 with an informal meeting at Oxford University led by Professor Geoffrey Dawes and Dr Bo Gennser, with the earliest iteration called The Conference on Fetal Breathing. Over the years the name of the Society has changed to reflect our widening interests in fetal and neonatal physiology and wellbeing more broadly, with our mission statement to stimulate discussion and exchange of ideas between physiologists, obstetricians and neonatologists on fundamental science, clinical and population health issues within the broad fields of Perinatology.
The FNPS celebrated its 50th birthday in 2024. If you have registered and attended a FNPS meeting, then you are a member of the FNPS Society. We are truly an international society that spans the globe – our Executive Board represent nine countries across five continents (Oceania, Europe, Asia, North America, South America). The longevity of the society reflects the collaborative intent of participants, and the long-held society tenet of stimulating discussion and exchange of ideas between physiologists, obstetricians and neonatologists in an informal manner, with a real emphasis on supporting our early-career researchers.
With best wishes
Suzie Miller
Save the Date:
52nd FNPS Meeting, 27–30 September 2026, Utrecht (The Netherlands)
The FNPS 2026 meeting will be held in the centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands. We have rented an excellent venue in the city centre.
The venue is a historical building dating back to 1567 (Leeuwenbergh Gasthuis).
Dates and preliminary programme:
Sunday, September 27
The meeting opens at 14:00 with registration. The first session starts at 15:00, followed by a drinks reception at 18:00.
Monday, September 28
A full day of scientific sessions, followed by dinner in the evening.
Tuesday, September 29
Presentations until 14:00 or 15:00, followed by the sporting event and the official dinner.
Wednesday, September 30
Morning session followed by the prize-winning abstract presentations.
The meeting closes at 13:00.
Most places in Utrecht are within walking or biking distance.
Participants will need to book their own accommodation in Utrecht. There are many hotels in different price ranges, as well as youth hostels and Airbnbs.
Utrecht has excellent train connections to Amsterdam (20 minutes) and Schiphol International Airport (30 minutes). From Schiphol there are direct or connecting flights to destinations throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia.
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