Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Genetics

Overview

The Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Genetics area is focused on the research on the congenital malformations and pediatric diseases. The Fetal Maternal Medicine group creates synergies through the combined work of basic science researchers and clinical investigators in the preclinical basis of placental insufficiency complications and congenital heart disease. The Bio-Cell Fetal group, recently incorporated, studies basic pathophysiological mechanisms of fetal and pediatric congenital malformations, while the Growth and Development group does research on pediatric endocrine diseases. There is also a Genetics Medicine group that combines genetic diagnosis and research and is pioneer in Spain.

Publications

76

total

251.861

impact factor

3.314

average impact factor

Group Leader: Elena Carreras Moratonas

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In 2018 we continued to work on placental insufficiency, and we incorporated the first trimester screening of preeclampsia to the routine care.

We added the non-invasive prenatal testing to prenatal diagnosis and screening of aneuploidies.

We published some studies in the field of preterm delivery, including the thesis of Dr. Pratcorona; and Dr. Carlota Rodó presented her thesis in the field of Zika virus and published the results.

Dr. Lorena Fernández was incorporated to our team as researcher and Dr. Pablo García joined us as a PhD researcher in both fetal medicine and placental insufficiency.

We obtained funding for basic research in the landmark of prenatal myelomeningocele repair and for clinical research in placental insufficiency.

We continued with our teaching tasks with Maternal & Fetal Medicine Courses, named “Ecografía obstétrico-ginecológica”, “Actualización en Diagnóstico Prenatal”, “Atenció al Dol Perinatal”, “Insuficiencia placentaria y prematuridad”.

17

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62^.266

impact factor

3^.663

average impact factor

SELECTED ARTICLES

Gine C, Arevalo S, Maiz N, Rodo C, Manrique S, Poca A, Molino JA, Carreras E, Lopez M.
Fetoscopic Two-Layers Closure of Open Neural Tube Defects. Ultrasound
Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jun 6.
doi: 10.1002/uog.19104.
PMID: 29876992
Impact factor: 5,654
Pratcorona L, Goya M, Merced C, Rodo C, Llurba E, Higueras T, Cabero L, Carreras E.
Cervical pessary to reduce preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestation after an episode of preterm labor and a short cervix: a randomized controlled trial.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jul;219(1):99.e1-99.e16.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.04.031. Epub 2018 Apr 25.
PMID: 29704487
Impact factor: 5,732
Rodo C, Suy A, Sulleiro E, Soriano-Arandes A, Anton A, Garcia I, Arevalo S, Vazquez E, Vazquez A, Ory F, Sanchez-Seco MP, Rodrigo C, Pumarola T, Carreras E.
In utero negativization of Zika virus in a case with serious Central Nervous System abnormalities.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 May;24(5):549.e1-549.e3.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.09.022. Epub 2017 Oct 10.
PMID: 29030170
Impact factor: 5,394
Bueno-Lopez V, Fuentelsaz-Gallego C, Casellas-Caro M, Falgueras-Serrano AM, Crespo-Berros S, Silvano-Cocinero AM, Alcaine-Guisado C, Zamoro Fuentes M, Carreras E, Terre-Rull C.
Efficiency of the modified Sims maternal position in the rotation of persistent occiput posterior position during labor: A randomized clinical trial.
Birth. 2018 Dec;45(4):385-392.
doi: 10.1111/birt.12347. Epub 2018 Mar 14.
PMID: 29537658
Impact factor: 2,329
Gascon A, Goya M, Mendoza M, Garcia A, Higueras T, Calero I, Aviles M, Sanchez MA, Llurba E, Cabero L, Carreras E.
Intraobserver and interobserver variability in first-trimester transvaginal ultrasound cervical length.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Sep 9:1-6.
doi: 10.1080/ 14767058.2018.1487939.
PMID: 30198351
Impact factor: 0

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