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Maternal and Fetal Medicine

The Maternal and Fetal Medicine Research Group has been recognized by AGAUR as a consolidated research group. It is a multidisciplinary team which integrates different knowledge areas in basic and clinical research. Basic research aims to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic tools in maternal and fetal pathologies, while clinical research intends to apply these tools in clinical practice.

The group has different investigation areas:

  • Preterm delivery and vaginal microbiota
  • Placental insufficiency    
  • Fetal spina bifida prenatal surgical treatment 
  • Obstetric ultrasound, fetal medicine and fetal therapy
  • Maternal and obstetric pathology and infections during gestation

Team

Alba Farràs Llobet

Alba Farràs Llobet

Postdoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Paula Garcia Aguilar

Paula Garcia Aguilar

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Berta Serrano Sanchez

Berta Serrano Sanchez

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Inés Zulema Calero Fernández

Inés Zulema Calero Fernández

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Lidia Illan Hernandez

Lidia Illan Hernandez

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Maite Avilés García

Maite Avilés García

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Alba Farràs Llobet

Alba Farràs Llobet

Postdoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Paula Garcia Aguilar

Paula Garcia Aguilar

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Berta Serrano Sanchez

Berta Serrano Sanchez

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Inés Zulema Calero Fernández

Inés Zulema Calero Fernández

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Lidia Illan Hernandez

Lidia Illan Hernandez

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Maite Avilés García

Maite Avilés García

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Research lines

Non invasive prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities


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Obesity in pregnancy


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Perinatal Mental Health

IP: Elena Carreras Moratonas

Prediction and prevention of PE and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)


IP: Manel Mendoza Cobaleda, Pablo García Manau

Projects

Abordatge integral de les violències ginecobstètriques:un programa formatiu basat en simulació clínica,foto narrativa i body maps grupals per a estudiants de ciències salut,social i mediques

IP: Serena Brigidi
Collaborators: Monica Rodriguez Carballeira, Elena Carreras Moratonas
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 7663
Reference: 2023 INDOV 00009
Duration: 10/05/2024 - 12/10/2025

International Platform on Obstetric Violence (IPOV): an innovative tool for a respectful maternity and childbirth care

IP: Anna Suy Franch
Collaborators: Elena Carreras Moratonas, Vanessa Bueno López, Serena Brigidi
Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Funding: 65490
Reference: IPOV_A.SUY_MSCA-SE2022
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027

Programa para ejercer actividad investigadora y asistencial en Medicina Materno-Fetal

IP: Elena Carreras Moratonas
Collaborators: Miriam Izquierdo Sans, Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 65000
Reference: CM23/00017
Duration: 08/01/2024 - 07/01/2026

Contrato Juan Rodes

IP: Elena Carreras Moratonas
Collaborators: Erika Bonacina, Miriam Izquierdo Sans, Laia Perez Lasarte
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 180000
Reference: JR23/00004
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2028

Blog

News

Vall d’Hebron is part of the Consorcio INTERCOVID, which has analyzed over 6,500 pregnancies in 18 countries and observed a significant reduction in the risk of preeclampsia associated with vaccination.

Vall d’Hebron has taken part in a clinical trial whose results show improvements in endometrial regeneration and reproductive outcomes in patients with Asherman syndrome who had not responded to previous surgery.

Funding has been obtained for 43 projects under the calls for Health R&D&I Projects, Health Technology Development, and Independent Clinical Research