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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

Carlos Fernando Gomez Peñuela

Carlos Fernando Gomez Peñuela

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Carmen Cabeza Oliver

Carmen Cabeza Oliver

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Clara Bordes Garcia

Clara Bordes Garcia

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Enid Myhre

Enid Myhre

Postdoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Ester Del Barco Martínez

Ester Del Barco Martínez

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Eva Tres Ritterbach

Eva Tres Ritterbach

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Carlos Fernando Gomez Peñuela

Carlos Fernando Gomez Peñuela

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Carmen Cabeza Oliver

Carmen Cabeza Oliver

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Clara Bordes Garcia

Clara Bordes Garcia

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Enid Myhre

Enid Myhre

Postdoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Ester Del Barco Martínez

Ester Del Barco Martínez

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Eva Tres Ritterbach

Eva Tres Ritterbach

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Projects

Dana, herramienta Terapéutica Digital para mejorar la salud mental materna: detección temprana, apoyo diagnóstico y seguimiento de pacientes (mujeres en transición hacia y a través de la maternidad)

IP: Elena Carreras Moratonas
Collaborators: Maia Brik Spinelli
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 110590
Reference: CPP2021-009057
Duration: 01/03/2022 - 30/09/2025

Ministerio de Ciencia

Manejo de los fetos con retraso de crecimiento intrauterino precoz: Factores angiogénicos versus Doppler feto-materno (early GRAFD Trial).

IP: Manel Mendoza Cobaleda
Collaborators: Pablo García Manau, Erika Bonacina, Ester Del Barco Martínez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 99220
Reference: PI22/00051
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

NEW ANTIOXIDANT STRATEGIES FOR THE MULTIMODAL TREATMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA (AFRODITA)

IP: Elena Carreras Moratonas
Collaborators: Itziar Garcia Ruiz, Erika Bonacina, Joana Ramis Garcia
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 111320
Reference: PI20/00606
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2025

TISSUE ENGINEERING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FETOSCOPIC REPAIR OF OPEN SPINAL NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS IN OVINE FETUSES (TISSUE-NTD)

IP: Nerea Maiz Elizaran
Collaborators: Ana Lain Fernandez, Margarita Codinach Creus, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Pablo García Manau, Paula Garcia Aguilar, Susana Manrique Muñoz, Manuel López Paredes, Ester Del Barco Martínez, Erika Bonacina
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 135520
Reference: PI20/00421
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2025

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