Dear Members

 
　　
   My name is Mamoru Tanaka, and I am pleased to announce my appointment as the 10th President of the Japan Society of Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine (JSPNM). I would like to take this opportunity to greet all our members.
   The JSPNM has contributed to the development of perinatal medicine in Japan for many years. I have been reappointed to this position following the previous term, and I will do my utmost to further promote the unfinished tasks and contribute to the further development of the JSPNM.
   The JSPNM is an extremely unique society that has been created through the cooperation of physicians, nurses, and midwives in many fields, including obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, pediatric surgery, and anesthesiology, with a focus on the perinatal period, the birth of a newborn baby. Although the birthrate is declining in Japan, we have been doing the important work of protecting children who have received life together as professionals.
   In the last term, with the goal of internationalizing our society, we have been able to establish the Japan-Korea exchange program and successfully host the Asia Oceania Perinatal Congress in Tokyo in October 2023. We are grateful that more than 300 people involved in perinatal care from overseas participated in the conference and that we were able to promote international exchange regularly between the JSPNM and the Korean Society of Perinatology.
   The number of female members, especially in the field of obstetrics, has been increasing among new members of the society, and along with the promotion of work style reform that started in earnest this year, a major issue is how to create an environment where doctors in the perinatal field, who protect small lives 24 hours a day, can work vigorously, regardless of gender. The Society has decided to appoint women to 30% of the Board of Directors, including specially appointed directors. The society will be managed by actively incorporating the opinions of female members together with the DEI Committee.
   In addition, to improve the attractiveness of the JSPNM as a subspecialty, we will actively support parents who support their children by creating guidelines on perinatal death that emphasize care for families who have lost a child, and by promoting the World Premature Day in Japan, which is lagging behind overseas societies. We would like to continue to support parents who support their children.
We would like to further develop the JSPNM as a subspecialty that protects small lives by listening to the voices of every one of our members.
   We cannot achieve these goals without the support and cooperation of our members. We will continue to actively incorporate your opinions and suggestions as we strive to develop the society and improve the quality of medical care. We look forward to your continued guidance and encouragement.