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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

Berta Serrano Sanchez

Berta Serrano Sanchez

Predoctoral researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Inés Zulema Calero Fernández

Inés Zulema Calero Fernández

Predoctoral researcher
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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Erika Bonacina

Erika Bonacina

Main researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Anna Teixido Troyano

Anna Teixido Troyano

Research technician
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

Predoctoral researcher
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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Erika Bonacina

Erika Bonacina

Main researcher
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Anna Teixido Troyano

Anna Teixido Troyano

Research technician
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Research lines

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


IP: Manel Mendoza Cobaleda, Pablo García Manau

Prenatal mielomeningocele repair


IP: Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Nerea Maiz Elizaran, Elena Carreras Moratonas, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez

Etiology, diagnosis and prognosis of congenital heart disease


IP: Silvia Arévalo Martínez

Etiology, diagnosis and prognosis of recurrent miscarriage


IP: Silvia Arévalo Martínez

Projects

Trio Study in Fetuses with Central Nervous System Malformations (CNS-TRIO Project)

IP: Nerea Maiz Elizaran
Collaborators: Josefa Élida Vázquez Méndez, Marta Codina Solà, Ma Irene Valenzuela Palafoll, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Eulàlia Rovira Moreno, David Gómez Andrés, Amaia Lasa Aranzasti, Elena Moreno Perez
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 197000
Reference: 202420-10
Duration: 20/02/2025 - 19/02/2028

Trio Study in Fetuses with Central Nervous System Malformations (CNS-TRIO Project)

IP: Nerea Maiz Elizaran
Collaborators: Josefa Élida Vázquez Méndez, Marta Codina Solà, Ma Irene Valenzuela Palafoll, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Eulàlia Rovira Moreno, David Gómez Andrés, Amaia Lasa Aranzasti, Elena Moreno Perez
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 197000
Reference: 202420-10
Duration: 20/02/2025 - 19/02/2028

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

IP: Anna Suy Franch
Collaborators: Itziar Garcia Ruiz, Alba Crespo-García Mendizabal, Alba Casellas de Miguel, Vanessa Bueno López
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

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