We welcome abstracts on all topics of relevance for paediatric research or for clinical practice in neonatology. We will host a program that includes basic science, epidemiology, clinical investigation, trials, organisation of care, quality improvement, and professional training and education.

Abstracts must be structured using subheadings, such as 'Background', 'Methods', 'Results', 'Conclusion'. Other subheading may be more appropriate for individual abstracts.

Every abstract will be peer-reviewed. The reviewers are appointed by the ESPR sections (Brain and Development, Pulmonology, Circulation, Oxygen Transport and Haematology Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Other). Please try to fit your abstract into one of the specific topics. This will help us making an interesting conference program.

We will accept all well-written abstracts that have a general interest regarding the topic in question, the methodology, or the results. In particular we welcome abstracts reporting on the process of large clinical trials of methodological interest, such as clinical protocols, ethical or organisational issues, pilot data, quality control, or plans for statistical analysis.

The decision on acceptance and the preliminary program will be made by the scientific committee during their meeting on 11-12 June, 2013. Final acceptance depends on registration for the conference by one of the authors.