Eduard Gratacós Solsona
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Eduard Gratacós Solsona holds a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1991), a degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (1995) and a PhD in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1996).
Dr. Gratacós is Director of BCNatal (Barcelona Center of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine) at Hospitals Clínic and Sant Joan de Deu and director of the BCNatal-FMRC Fetal Medicine research groups at the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), at the Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FCRB-IDIBAPS) and at the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER). The BCNatal-FMRC merger brings together the maternity units of the two largest university hospitals in Barcelona, Hospital Clinic and SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, which is also a world-renowned research institution for fetal medicine and surgery. Since 2008, he has been a full professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Barcelona, where he also teaches Masters in the speciality of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
He previously served as the director of the European Commission Erasmus Mundus PhD programme in Perinatal Medicine with the Universities of Barcelona, Leuven, and Lund (2012-2017). Dr. Gratacós was also Head of the Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Hospital Clinic (2005-2012) and Head of the Fetal Medicine Units at Hospital Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona (2001-2005) and at the University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium (2005-2013).
Gratacós research has focused on promoting progress in maternal-fetal medicine. His research focuses on promoting diverse areas of work that incorporate clinical and translational components, which have had a significant impact on clinical practice, the organization of clinical research departments, and international education. His methodology has resulted in significant advancements in the field of fetal and perinatal medicine, thereby enhancing the care and treatment of pregnant women and their offspring.
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BCNatal Fetal Medicine Research Center Last Publications
- Nakaki A, Denaro E, Crimella M, Castellani R, Vellvé K, Izquierdo N, Basso A, Paules C, Casas R, Benitez L, Casas I, Larroya M, Genero M, Castro-Barquero S, Gomez-Gomez A, Pozo ÓJ, Vieta E, Estruch R, Nadal A, Gratacós E, Crovetto F, Fàtima Crispi Brillas and Youssef L Effect of Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction during pregnancy on placental volume and perfusion: A subanalysis of the IMPACT BCN randomized clinical trial. ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA . 103(10): 2042-2052.
- Eastwood MP, Van der Veeken L, Joyeux L, Salazar L, Otano J, d'Souza R, Sidler M, Russo FM, Prat J, de Coppi P, Gratacós E and Deprest J Self-reported respiratory and gastrointestinal outcomes in children with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A prospective multicentre study. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY . 131(11): 1506-1514.
- Castro-Barquero S, Crovetto F, Estruch R, María Ruiz-León A, Larroya M, Sacanella E, Casanovas-Garriga F, Casas I, Nakaki A, Youssef L, Trejo-Domínguez A, Benitez L, Genero M, Vieta E, Gratacós E, Fàtima Crispi Brillas and Casas R Validation of a pregnancy-adapted Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (preg-MEDAS): a validation study nested in the Improving Mothers for a better PrenAtal Care Trial BarCeloNa (IMPACT BCN) trial AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION . 120(2): 449-458.
Projects
- Project name:
- Impacto del ambiente y estilo de vida materno en la susceptibilidad a lesiones genéticas (pre) leucémicas fetales: estudio de viabilidad y prueba de concepto
- Leader
- Eduard Gratacós Solsona
- Funding entities:
- Asociación deporte vs Cancer infantil
- Code
- PCP00409
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2024 - 2025
- Project name:
- FET-SEAL: Sistema integrado de sellado de membranas fetales para cirugía fetal fetoscópica
- Leader
- Miriam Illa Armengol
- Funding entities:
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
- Code
- DTS20/00130
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2021 - 2023
- Project name:
- Randomized open-label interventional trial of induction of labour at 37 weeks of gestation in women with high sFlt1/PlGF ratio. PE37 TRIAL
- Leader
- Eduard Gratacós Solsona
- Funding entities:
- Roche Diagnóstics, S.L.
- Code
- PCP00293
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2020 - 2026
News
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A study opens the door to designing therapies to improve the lung development of excessively small fetuses
A study, involving researchers from the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, provides new scientific evidence that shows that problems with lung development in a fetus that grows below normal levels are related to vascular resistance.
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An ultrasound test at the end of pregnancy detects at-risk babies and prevents severe complications
A multicenter study, published in The Lancet and involving the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, has shown that adding a Doppler study of fetal circulation in the last ultrasound can reduce by half the complications requiring admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) for full-term babies.
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A Mediterranean diet and stress reduction during pregnancy improve child neurodevelopment
Interventions based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction during pregnancy improve child neurodevelopment during the first few years of life. This is shown in an analysis of the IMPACT-BCN clinical trial published in the journal JAMA Network Open.