European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology High-risk Pregnancy and Patient Autonomy 2025

A multidisciplinary program exploring clinical, ethical, and communication challenges at the intersection of high-risk pregnancy and reproductive medicine. Faculty translate current evidence and policy into clear care pathways that respect patient autonomy while optimizing maternal–fetal outcomes.
What You Will Learn

Risk stratification for high-risk pregnancy in fertility patients (age, multiples, medical comorbidity, prior loss, ART-specific risks)

Shared decision-making frameworks that balance maternal preferences, fetal considerations, and guideline standards

Counseling for screening/diagnostics (NIPT, CVS, amniocentesis), prenatal imaging, and interpretation under uncertainty

Management of obstetric complications relevant to ART: hypertensive disorders, GDM, preterm birth, placenta previa/accreta, growth restriction, multiples reduction

Ethics & law: consent, refusal of care, confidentiality, neonatal thresholds, and cross-border considerations

Communication in complex scenarios: values clarification, interpreter use, decisional capacity, conflict resolution

Perinatal palliative options, psychosocial support, and trauma-informed care

Postpartum follow-up after high-risk pregnancy: cardiometabolic risk, contraception, interpregnancy planning, and fertility counseling

Event Details

Format: Live, case-based lectures, debates, and interactive workshops

Structure: Clinical risk → Diagnostics & counseling → Complications & pathways → Ethics & law → Communication & follow-up

Takeaways: Checklists, counseling scripts, and decision aids suitable for clinic and MDT use

Who Should AttendReproductive endocrinologists/infertility specialists, maternal–fetal medicine and obstetrics teams, neonatologists, genetic counselors, embryologists, midwives/nurses, psychologists, ethicists, patient advocates, and trainees.
Why Attend

Convert evolving evidence and policy into repeatable, autonomy-respecting workflows

Improve counseling quality and documentation for high-stakes decisions

Strengthen collaboration across fertility, obstetric, neonatal, and ethics teams

+ Topics:
*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the section below

Preconception optimization after ART; single-embryo transfer and multiple-gestation risk

Prenatal screening/diagnosis: indications, limitations, residual risk, and consent essentials

Hypertension, GDM, thyroid disease, thrombophilia, and cardiac disease in pregnancy

Preterm-birth prevention and cervical strategies; steroid and magnesium protocols

Placental disorders and hemorrhage risk: imaging, referral timing, delivery planning

Fetal growth restriction & Doppler surveillance; timing of delivery and escalation

Multifetal pregnancy reduction: ethics, counseling, and procedural considerations

Autonomy vs. beneficence tensions: refusal of recommended care, safeguarding, and documentation

Perinatal palliative care; bereavement and mental-health pathways

Postpartum cardiometabolic follow-up, lactation with comorbidities, contraception after high-risk pregnancy