Funded projects
Throughout 2021 the MFM group has obtained 2 new funded projects (1 ISCIII, 1 La Marató de TV3) and another grant for human resources Rio Hortega (ISCIII).
Dissemination of results:
The group has also published 21 scientific articles, 8 in the first decile, 4 in the first quartile, 2 in the second quartile, 4 in the third quartile, and 3 in the fourth quartile.
A doctoral thesis has been defended (Irene Ribera, January 2021).
The results of our research have been presented at the ISUOG 31st World Congress (virtual), the 6th National Training Edition of the Spanish Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (Murcia), and the 2nd National Multidisciplinary Congress COVID19 of the Spanish Scientific Societies (virtual).
Networking:
Vall d'Hebron Hospital has joined the ERN Ithaca, and the Maternal Fetal Medicine group is actively working in the Spina bifida group.

Group Leader
Elena Carreras Moratonas

Principal Investigator (PI)
María Goya Canino, Anna Suy Franch, Nerea Maiz Elizaran, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Melchor Carbonell Socias, Vanessa Bueno

Researchers
Mª Angeles Sánchez Durán, Manuel Mendoza Cobaleda, Maia Brik Spinelli, Francesc Baró, Mariné, Manel Casellas Caro, Julio Herrero García, Mª Teresa Higueras Sanz

PhD Students
Itziar García Ruiz, Silvia Arévalo Martínez, Maite Avilés García, Inés Zulema Calero Fernández, Alba Farrás Llobet, Pablo García Manau, Lidia Illán Hernández, Paula García Aguilar, Erika Bonacina

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PUBLICATIONS

135

IMPACT FACTOR

4.99

AVERAGE IMPACT FACTOR

SELECTED ARTICLES

Villar J, Ariff S, Gunier RB, Thiruvengadam R, Rauch S, Kholin A, Roggero P, Prefumo F, do Vale MS, Cardona-Perez JA, Maiz N, Cetin I, Savasi V, Deruelle P, Easter SR, Sichitiu J, Soto Conti CP, Ernawati E, Mhatre M, Teji JS, Liu B, Capelli C, Oberto M, Salazar L, Gravett MG, Cavoretto PI, Nachinab VB, Galadanci H, Oros D, Ayede AI, Sentilhes L, Bako B, Savorani M, Cena H, García-May PK, Etuk S, Casale R, Abd-Elsalam S, Ikenoue S, Aminu MB, Vecciarelli C, Duro EA, Usman MA, John-Akinola Y, Nieto R, Ferrazi E, Bhutta ZA, Langer A, Kennedy SH, Papageorghiou AT.
Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study
JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(8):817-826
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1050
IF: 16.193

Garcia-Ruiz I, Sulleiro E, Serrano B, Fernandez-Buhigas I, Rodriguez-Gomez L, Sanchez-Nieves D, Anton-Pagarolas A, Esperalba-Esquerra J, Frick MA, Camba F, Navarro-Jimenez A, Fernandez-Hidalgo N, Maiz N, Carreras E, Suy A, Burgos J, Diago V, Calle M de la, Muner M, Ruiz S, Orós D, Ocón O, Molina García FS, Gil M, Delgado JL.
Congenital infection of SARS-CoV-2 in live-born neonates: a population-based descriptive study.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021;27(10):1521.e1-1521.e5
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.06.016.
IF: 8.067

Sanz Cortes M, Chmait RH, Lapa DA, Belfort MA, Carreras E, Miller JL, Brawura Biskupski Samaha R, Sepulveda Gonzalez G, Gielchinsky Y, Yamamoto M, Persico N, Santorum M, Otaño L, Nicolaou E, Yinon Y, Faig-Leite F, Brandt R, Whitehead W, Maiz N, Baschat A, Kosinski P, Nieto-Sanjuanero A, Chu J, Kershenovich A, Nicolaides KH.
Experience of 300 cases of prenatal fetoscopic open spina bifida repair: Report of the International Fetoscopic Neural Tube Defect Repair Consortium.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;225(6):678.e1-678.e11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.05.044.
IF: 8.661

Papageorghiou AT, Deruelle P, Gunier RB, Rauch S, García-May PK, Mhatre M, Usman MA, Abd-Elsalam S, Etuk S, Simmons LE, Napolitano R, Deantoni S, Liu B, Prefumo F, Savasi V, do Vale MS, Baafi E, Zainab G, Nieto R, Maiz N, Aminu MB, Cardona-Perez JA, Craik R, Winsey A, Tavchioska G, Bako B, Oros D, Rego A, Benski AC, Hassan-Hanga F, Savorani M, Giuliani F, Sentilhes L, Risso M, Takahashi K, Vecchiarelli C, Ikenoue S, Thiruvengadam R, Soto Conti CP, Ferrazzi E, Cetin I, Nachinab VB, Ernawati E, Duro EA, Kholin A, Firlit ML, Easter SR, Sichitiu J, Bowale A, Casale R, Cerbo RM, Cavoretto PI, Eskenazi B, Thornton JG, Bhutta ZA, Kennedy SH, Villar J.
Preeclampsia and COVID-19: results from the INTERCOVID prospective longitudinal study
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;225(3):289.e1-289.e17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.05.014.
IF: 8.661

Piñana M, Abril JF, Andrés C, Silgado A, Navarro A, Suy A, Sulleiro E, Pumarola T, Quer J, Antón A.
Viral populations of SARS-CoV-2 in upper respiratory tract, placenta, amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood support viral replication in placenta.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Oct;27(10):1542-1544
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.07.008
IF: 8.067

Screening for Preeclampsia in Twin Pregnancies (PRESC-TWIN)
Principal Investigator: Carlota Rodó
Agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 162.140€
Period: 2022-2024

Funció reproductiva masculina en pacients Covid-19
Principal Investigator: Melchor Carbonell
Agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 399.821,25 €
Period: 2022-2024

Nuevas Estrategias Antioxidantes para el Tratamiento Multimodal de la Preeclampsia (AFRODITA)
Principal Investigator: Elena Carreras
Agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 111.320 €
Period: 2021-2023

Ingeniería tisular para la mejora de la técnica quirúrgica de la reparación fetoscópica de los defectos de tubo neural espinales en fetos ovinos (TISSUE-NTD)
Principal Investigator: Nerea Maiz
Agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 135.520 €
Period: 2021-23

Smart Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (SUOG)
Principal Investigator: Elena Carreras
Agency: EIT Health
Funding: 187.500 €
Period: 2020-23