Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence (U54 Clinical Trial Optional).

Grant Announcement

Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence (U54 Clinical Trial Optional).

August 31, 2022

National Institutes of Health. August 11, 2022. RFA-HD-23-035.

Maternity care is increasingly being recognized as vulnerable to implicit biases and social inequities. This funding announcement aims to support initiatives that promote equity as a primary component of efforts to study preventable maternal harm in a variety of disadvantaged and ethnic populations. The application process is now closed.

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