Story of a BiSC nurse in confinement
Story of a BiSC nurse in confinement For a little over a month, due to a situation that we cannot control, the country was completely paralyzed, and we had to adapt to teleworking overnight. Among all of them, all those people who with so much enthusiasm and effort make the project happen, so we had to invent ourselves to adapt to this new situation and the needs of [...]
New study to evaluate the emotional state of BiSC volunteers
New study to evaluate the emotional state of BiSC volunteers We are in a moment of exceptionality, affected by a viral pandemic which is having significant consequences for the number and severity of people affected worldwide. Another consequence of the pandemic and the situation in Spain is the declaration of the state of alarm and the restriction of movement of the population, which has been confined to cut [...]
New point enabled at the “Hospital de Sant Pau” for pregnant women
New point enabled at the "Hospital de Sant Pau" for pregnant women On March 19, the "Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau", enabled a new specific point for pregnant women who have suspicion of COVID-19, so people with presence of symptoms or very close contact with someone confirmed by COVID-19. The point is located at the Infectious Day Hospital in Sant Pau (floor 0), and the [...]
Information for Pregnant and Families – Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Information for Pregnant and Families - Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Jordi Sunyer, principal investigator of the BiSC project, shared some thoughts and / or recommendations addressed to the entire population: 1. There is reason to be optimistic. Every day we have new data and evidence of how to overcome it. 2. Create a window for information (30 'in the morning and 30' in the rest) and avoid opinions and speculation. [...]
There are already 300 participants enrolled in the “Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau”
There are already 300 pregnant women who collaborate in the BiSC study at the "Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau"! More and more couples are interested in studying air pollution and their repercussions on babies, already from early stages of life. That is why we face a growing demand for information on the BiSC project, by outpatients, hospitals or even schools. Last week volunteer number 300 [...]
The visit at 6 months
The postnatal visit at 6 months have already started!! The 6-month postnatal visit is a long-awaited visit by families as it allows them to have an enriching experience with their children between the ages of 6 and 7 months. This is a visit where the child's neurodevelopmental assessment is performed through a specific test, the Developmental Bayley-III Scales (Bayley, 2006), which collects information through careful observation of children's [...]
BiSC Retreat 2020
The last Friday the retreat 2020 of BiSC was held on PRBB! Last Friday, February 28, 2020, everyone involved in the BiSC project was able to meet and catch up on the evolution of the project. We introduced new additions and all new features added to the project regarding exposure assessment, biological sample collection, or baby follow-up. The morning started with a brief introduction to the project, followed [...]
THE FIRST MAGNETIC RESONANCES OF THE BISC PROJECT
A few months ago we started performing the MRI's of the project and we have already done 25!!! One of the main goals of the BiSC project is to evaluate the impact of environmental pollution on the cognitive and structural development of the baby's brain. To do this, we need an MRI scan on a BiSC baby subgroup. This imaging test is completely safe, non-invasive, with no side [...]