About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
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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 coordinator is Dr. Elena Carreras, awarded with the professional excellence award by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Barcelona in 2018.
The group has different investigation areas:
PMID: 37194337 Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2023 Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2023 May 16. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14584. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arevalo, Silvia; Carreras, Elena; Garcia-Aguilar, Paula; Garcia-Manau, Pablo; Guillen, Gabriela; Maiz, Nerea; Molino, Jose Andres; Rodo, Carlota et al. DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14584
PMID: 37086636 Journal: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Year: 2023 Reference: Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Apr 17;74:104724. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104724. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aldevert, Mireia; Anglada, Elisenda; Arevalo, Maria Jesus; Bascunana, Helena; Curto, Gemma; Feliu, Patricia; Galan, Ingrid; Garcia, Itziar; Garcia, Montserrat; Gonzalo, Lorena et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104724
PMID: 38000766 Journal: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS Year: 2023 Reference: J Biomed Inform. 2023 Nov 22:104553. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104553. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Amasi-Hartoonian, Nare; Ammour, Nadir; Begum, Amina; Blanco, Albert; Brown, Mollie; Comas, Immaculada; Conesa, Laura; Couvert, Camille; Diaz-Troyano, Noelia; Didden, Eva-Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104553
PMID: 31780250 Journal: Reumatologia clinica Year: 2021 Reference: Reumatol Clin. 2021 Mar;17(3):125-131. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2019.09.003. Epub 2019 Nov 25. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Bartha, Jose Luis, Rodriguez Almaraz, Esther, Saez-Comet, Luis, Casellas, Manel, Delgado, Paloma, Ugarte, Amaia, Vela-Casasempere, Paloma, Martinez Sanchez, Nuria, Galindo-Izquierdo, Maria, Espinosa, Gerard et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2019.09.003
PMID: 31784396 Journal: Reumatologia clinica Year: 2021 Reference: Reumatol Clin. 2021 Feb;17(2):61-66. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2019.09.002. Epub 2019 Nov 26. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Martinez-Taboada, Victor Manuel, Ruiz-Irastorza, Guillermo, Bartha, Jose Luis, Vela-Casasempere, Paloma, Galindo-Izquierdo, Maria, Marcos Puig, Beatriz, Casellas Caro, Manel, Delgado Beltran, Paloma, Martinez Lopez, Juan Antonio, Martinez Sanchez, Nuria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2019.09.002
PMID: 32926442 Journal: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS Year: 2021 Reference: Prenat Diagn. 2021 Jan;41(1):123-135. doi: 10.1002/pd.5829. Epub 2020 Sep 30. Impact factor: 3.05 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Santirocco, Maddalena, Plaja, Alberto, Rodo, Carlota, Valenzuela, Irene, Arevalo, Silvia, Castells, Neus, Abuli, Anna, Tizzano, Eduardo, Maiz, Nerea, Carreras, Elena et al. DOI: 10.1002/pd.5829
PMID: 33482757 Journal: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Year: 2021 Reference: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Jan 22;21(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03572-4. Impact factor: 3.007 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Molina, Francisca Sonia, Sulleiro, Elena, Anton, Andres, Esperalba, Juliana, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Frick, Marie Antoinette, Camba, Fatima, Pumarola, Tomas, Carreras, Elena, Mendoza, Manel et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03572-4
PMID: 31102541 Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2019 Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2019 Nov;98(11):1442-1449. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13647. Epub 2019 Jun 13. Impact factor: 2.741 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Goya, Maria, Carreras, Elena, Maiz, Nerea, Ribera, Irene, Mendoza, Manel et al. DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13647
PMID: 31096455 Journal: MEDICINE Year: 2019 Reference: Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 May;98(20):e15532. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015532. Impact factor: 1.87 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pumarola, Tomas, Soler-Palacin, Pere, Soriano-Arandes, Antoni, Martinon-Torres, Federico, Alarcon, Ana, Melendo, Susana, Sulleiro, Elena, Frick, Marie Antoinette, Rodo, Carlota, Espasa, Mateu et al. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015532
PMID: 31033351 Journal: Future Microbiology Year: 2019 Reference: Future Microbiol. 2019 Apr;14:499-507. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0336. Epub 2019 Apr 29. Impact factor: 2.746 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fuentes, Francisco, Rubio, Susana, Pumarola, Tomas, Anton, Andres, Martin, Maria Carmen, Rodrigo, Carlos, Esperalba, Juliana, Andres, Cristina, Guasch, Eulalia, Pinana, Maria et al. DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0336
PMID: 30885699 Journal: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Year: 2019 Reference: Travel Med Infect Dis. 2019 May - Jun;29:69-71. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 15. Impact factor: 4.868 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Pumarola, Tomas, Sulleiro, Elena, Rando, Ariadna, Alejo, Izaskun, Suy, Anna, Gonce, Anna, Rodo, Carlota, Torner, Nuria, Bardaji, Azucena, Fumado, Victoria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.03.006
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
Dr. Elizabeth Echoka proposes a digital platform to monitor obstetric risks in pregnant women in underserved populations.
The team will design and implement a training program for professionals for the respectful care of maternity and childbirth.
