Czech Neonatology Society The main current goals and challenges Czech Republic Czech Neonatology Society Česká Republika No of inhabitants 10 578 820 No of annual births 112316 (2017) Prematurity 8 % Neonatal mortality 1,58 ‰ Home page: www.neonatology.cz Contact address: Apolinářská 18, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic. Established in 1990 Joined UENPS in 2015 Current president: Assoc. Prof. Jiri Dort Members 350 members, most of them neonatologists Previous activities Organization of neonatal and perinatal care in the Czech Republic, foundation of 12 centers of perinatal care. Collection of data on neonatal morbidity and mortality. Creation of professional recommendations. Organization of annual national congress. Collaboration with patients supporting organizations. The main current goals and challenges The main challenges in the national perinatal medicine that the organization is working on: Support equipment of perinatal care centers from European Union funds, foundation of Czech Neonatal Network, establishing of national patient registry of risk newborns. Expectations from UENPS in 2018 Improving communication, information transfer, and training within European Neonatal and Perinatal societies. Create reports and publish the results of perinatal and neonatal care outcomes in member countries. Promote information on perinatal care at European level. Work on joint European science projects and studies.