Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network

 描述（由申请人提供）：母胎医学网络是该国最早的临床研究者团体之一。哥伦比亚中心有幸成为该研究合作组织的成员超过15年，现在提交了一份未来5年的竞争性续约申请。哥伦比亚中心由6个大型围产期中心组成，在哥伦比亚大学管理的单一行政结构下共同工作。这些中心在多中心合作研究方面有着悠久而成功的历史。在过去的5年里，哥伦比亚中心的招聘人数一直排名第一。哥伦比亚中心的教师设计并领导了重大试验，进行辅助研究和二级分析，在小组委员会任职，并成功地提出了概念。哥伦比亚中心每年接生25 000多例，其中30%以上是高危分娩;有33名产妇和新生儿护理医生，其中几名医生有参与网络活动的时间和专业知识;有在网络研究方面经验丰富的产科医生的三级新生儿重症监护室;完善的婴儿随访方案;以及40多名护士、招聘人员和工作人员致力于网络活动。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Maternal Fetal Medicine Network is one of the première groups of clinical investigators in the country. The Columbia Center has been privileged to be a member of this research collaborative for over 15 years and is now submitting a competitive renewal application for the next 5 years. The Columbia Center is composed of 6 large perinatal centers working together under a single administrative structure administered by Columbia University. The centers have a long and successful history of collaborative multicentered research. During the last 5 year period of the MFMU, the Columbia Center has ranked first in recruitment. Columbia Center faculty have designed and led major trials, performed ancillary studies and secondary analysis, served on subcommittees, and successfully presented concepts. The Columbia Center provides over 25,000 deliveries per year of which over 30% are high risk; has 33 MFM physicians, several of which have the protected time and expertise to be involved in Network activities; tertiary level NICUs with neonatologists experienced in Network studies; well established infant follow-up programs; and over 40 nurses, recruiters and staff dedicated to network activities.