Welcome to the Swiss Society of Neonatology
After more than 24 years of regular meetings of the Swiss Neonatology Group, the Swiss Society of Neonatology was founded in 1995. The society's goals are to foster neonatology in Switzerland, improve the quality of neonatal care and represent the interests of newborn infants in the public.
Case Reports
After more than 20 years of monthly publications of Cases of the Month, the SSN continues to publish interesting and well illustrated case reports on an irregular basis. Subscribe today and stay informed. You can also submit cases of your own!
Annual Meetings of the Swiss Society of Neonatology
Looking back at the 2022 meeting in Biel
The 2022 Annual Conference of the Swiss Society of Neonatology covered various topics related to support and neurodevelopmental outcome of infants at risk. Young pediatricians and neonatologists actively participated and presented their research.
In 2022, no webcasts were produced; however, Power Point files of individual presentations can be accessed through the link below.
2022 Awards of the Swiss Society of Neonatology
Fred Bamatter Award 2021
- Olivier Baud (Geneva)
Research area: Vulnerability of the developing brain and its potential to restore - Sven Schulzke (Basel)
Research area: Respiratory physiology and evidence based approach in neonatology
Best short presentation - Leonie Plastina, et al. (Zurich)
The Delux Study: Development of lung volumes during extubation of preterm infants
Best E-poster presentation - Vincent Gaertner, et al. (Zurich)Reference values for umbilical artery lactate by mode of delivery and gestational age - a retrospective observational study
Case of the Year Award 2021 - Agri Varvara Dimoupoulo, et al. (Lausanne)
When an elephant hides another one
Next Meeting
2023 in Aarau - save the date!
The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Neonatology will take place in Aarau on May 9 and will address two topics: medical education in neonatology and neonatal cardiology.
Past Meetings
Starting in 2017, the presentations have been recorded and are made available as webcasts.
Webcasts and Abstracts 2020
Update on neonatal nutrition
Webcasts and Abstracts 2019
Challenges in Perinatal Medicine
Webcasts and Abstracts 2018
Hot Topics in Neonatology
Webcasts and Abstracts 2017
Challenges in Perinatal and Neonatal Infectious Diseases