每一期圍生期研討會的目的是為關心母親、胎兒和新生兒的專業(yè)人士提供權威和全面的關于一個感興趣的主題的評論。該雜志的讀者包括圍產(chǎn)期醫(yī)生、產(chǎn)科醫(yī)生、兒科醫(yī)生、流行病學家、這些領域的學生和其他人。每一期都提供對個別專題的全面審查，重點是將對其實踐產(chǎn)生直接影響的新發(fā)展。

The purpose of each issue of Seminars in Perinatology is to provide authoritative and comprehensive reviews of a single topic of interest to professionals who care for the mother, the fetus, and the newborn. The journal's readership includes perinatologists, obstetricians, pediatricians, epidemiologists, students in these fields, and others. Each issue offers a comprehensive review of an individual topic, with emphasis on new developments that will have a direct impact on their practice.