# MULTICENTER NETWORK OF MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE UNITS

> **NIH NIH U10** · MAGEE-WOMEN'S HOSPITAL OF UPMC · 1994 · $400,133

## Abstract

The purpose of this proposal is to demonstrate the capabilities
of the University of Pittsburgh they apply to participation in a
multicenter network of maternal-fetal medicine units.  As an active
participant in the current Network of Maternal Fetal Medicine Units, we
have demonstrated our willingness to Cooperate with other institutions and
the NICHD in the development and implementation of clinical research
protocols.  We have been actively involved in all aspects of Network
activities' and have served on the subcommittee of every protocol underway
or in preparation.  We have written the protocol for the use of aspirin to
prevent preeclampsia in women with complications of pregnancy.
          The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine is composed of seven
specialists in Maternal Fetal Medicine.  Each person is committed to the
Network and has assisted in recruitment.  The obstetrical unit of the
University of Pittsburgh is the largest private obstetrical service in the
United States with more than 10,000 deliveries annually.  In
1989,approximately 4500 patients qualified as high risk including 2039
women with preterm labor, 323 women with diabetes, 875 women with
preeclampsia or hypertension, 331 women with third trimester bleeding, 272
women with cardiac disease, 153 women, with severely growth retarded
fetuses and 250 women with multifetal pregnancies.  Approximately 2300
women delivering at the University of Pittsburgh are indigent, 1600 are
black or Hispanic and 8400 are white, most of which have third party
insurance.  This wide diversity of patients makes our institution
particularly well suited to performance of clinical studies.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2198265
- **Project number:** 5U10HD021410-09
- **Recipient organization:** MAGEE-WOMEN'S HOSPITAL OF UPMC
- **Principal Investigator:** STEVE N CARITIS
- **Activity code:** U10 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1994
- **Award amount:** $400,133
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1991-04-01 → 1996-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2198265

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2198265, MULTICENTER NETWORK OF MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE UNITS (5U10HD021410-09). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-24 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2198265. Licensed CC0.

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