The Journal of Perinatal Medicine is a truly international forum covering the whole field of perinatal medicine and neonatalogy. The issues include invited review articles providing a coverage of theoretical and practical points of view in a particular field, original contributions reporting on new results, particularly from the clinical and experimental areas, technical notes describing the characteristics of new instruments of methodological improvements, short communications and letters of the Editors. Each article is followed by comprehensive summaries in English, French and German. The Journal of Perinatal Medicine is an essential news source for all those perinatologists and neonatologists who wish to keep abreast of progress in perinatal and neonatal research. Official journal of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine.