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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;221(3):179-182.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.050.

Importance of research in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality rates

Nahida Chakhtoura  1 , Juanita J Chinn  2 , Katherine L Grantz  3 , Esther Eisenberg  2 , Shavon Artis Dickerson  4 , Charisee Lamar  4 , Diana W Bianchi  5
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Editorial

Importance of research in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality rates

Nahida Chakhtoura et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Sep.
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1. National Institutes of Health Funding on Maternal Health by institute, center, and office for fiscal year 2018
This figure represents the funded research in the category of Maternal Health by 22 institutes, centers, and offices at the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2018. Note: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funds almost 7 times the amount of maternal health research as the next highest institute and center. FY, fiscal year; IC, institute and center; NCCIH, National Center on Complementary and Integrative Medicine; NCI, National Cancer Institute; NHGRI, National Human Genome Research Center; NHLBI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; NIA, National Institute on Aging; NIAAA, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; NIAID, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; NIAMS, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; NIBIB, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; NICHD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; NIDA, National Institute on Drug Abuse; NIDCD, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; NIDCR, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; NIDDK, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; NIEHS, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; NIGMS, National Institute of General Medical Sciences; NIH, National Institutes of Health; NIH OD, Office of the Director (includes research supported by the Office of Research on Women’s Health); NIMH, National Institute of Mental Health; NIMHD, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; NINDS, National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke; NINR, National Institute of Nursing Research; TW, Fogarty.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2. Major programs, projects, studies and networks that support maternal health research
Inside the circle are efforts supported by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Outside of the circle are trans-National Institutes of Health and trans-federal efforts. DER, Division of Extramural Research, NICHD; DIPHR, Division of Intramural Population Health Research, NICHD; DIR, Division of Intramural Research, NICHD; HHS, Department of Health and Human Services; MPIDB, Maternal Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch, DER, NICHD; NICHD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; OPPTB, Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch, DER, NICHD; PDB, population dynamics branch; PPB, Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, DER, NICHD.
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