The purpose of the International Workshop ADVANCES IN PERINATAL MEDICINE: MEET THE EXPERT (APMME) of the XVI IO PhD International Research Program Annual Report is to bring together scientists and clinicians from different communities to discuss a broad range of scientific issues related to the latest advances in the field of fetal and neonatal medicine. Topics of the APMME will include: endocrine disruptors, fetal-neonatal outcomes, experimental perinatal medicine, placental physiopathology, fetal-neonatal medicine, experimental neonatology, clinical obstetrics and clinical neonatology. Recent advances in the above-mentioned disciplines will be discussed within “experts” providing data from clinical and experimental medicine and basic science. Particular attention will be dedicated to research programs developed by young scientists and clinicians. The meeting will be organized in different scientific sessions including clinical, experimental and basic science, perinatal and pediatric medicine topics. The APMME will also include a round table discussing the validity of research data to be proposed for publication on international peer reviewed journals. For this purpose the APMME invited international experts such as Editors in Chief of top ranking journals of the disciplines object of the meeting and Cochrane international advisor.