# MULTICENTER NETWORK OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

> **NIH NIH U10** · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 1994 · $1,326,334

## Abstract

The primary objective of this submission is to re-apply for  designation
as one of the centers selected to participate in the Network of Neonatal
Intensive Care Units.  The University of Miami's Division of Neonatology
possesses an adequate clinical patient population, outstanding clinical,
laboratory and research facilities, and competent, dedicated personnel.
It has an extensive research experience in individual investigative work
as well as in large collaborative multicenter clinical trials.  The
University of Miami has actively participated in the initial 5 year cycle
of the NICU Network.  Although consistently ranking third in number of low
birth weight neonatal admissions, they have consistently ranked first in
total numbers of infants randomized into the first major network trial on
prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin administration.  They have
extensive previous experience in other large multi-center successful
clinical trials, such as prenatal glucocorticoid administration (NHLBI),
high frequency ventilation (NHLBI. and the infant health and development
program (Robert Wood Johnson).  They are dedicated to the underlying goal
of the Network which is to evaluate both the safety and efficacy of new
therapeutic modalities using large multi-site randomized clinical trials,
as opposed to limited personal experience or preference.  The University
of Miami has access to a large maternal-fetal-neonatal population
approximating 14,000 live-born deliveries per year.  In addition, it serves
as the tertiary regional referral center for an area encompassing over
40,000 births and it receives out of county referrals from Central and
South America and the Caribbean.  The Neonatal Special Care Center
routinely runs a census exceeding 120-130%.  The high-risk team now
includes over 200 full-time personnel whose work is exclusively devoted to
neonates and their families.  The neonatology faculty possess a wide range
of expertise in areas of pulmonary and developmental medicine, substance
abuse and infectious and central nervous system disorders.  A longterm
multi-disciplinary developmental evaluation and intervention program is
directed by the proposed P.I. The University of Miami, with its commitment
to relevant clinical research, its existing population, facilities and
personnel, and its proven record of successful collaboration over the last
decade, has a strong desire to continue in the Neonatal ICU Network and to
contribute to effectively addressing the complex diagnostic and therapeutic
problems of the newborn.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2198259
- **Project number:** 5U10HD021397-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **SAM.gov UEI:** F8THLJQSAF93
- **Principal Investigator:** CHARLES R BAUER
- **Activity code:** U10 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1994
- **Award amount:** $1,326,334
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1991-04-01 → 1996-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2198259

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2198259, MULTICENTER NETWORK OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (5U10HD021397-09). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-24 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2198259. Licensed CC0.

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