Table of Contents

• PPB Major Milestones and Advances: 2000-2004
• Executive Summary
• Research Project Grants and Contracts
     Maternal Research
     Fetal Research
     Placental Research
     Labor and Delivery Research
     Neonatal Research
     SIDS Research
  
• Cooperative Agreements
     Neonatal Research Network (NRN)
     Maternal Lifestyles Study (MLS)
     Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network
     The Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring and Evaluation (CHIME) Study
     New PPB-Supported Networks
        Maternal Fetal Surgery Network
        Community Child Health Research Network (CCHN)
        Prenatal Alcohol in SIDS and Stillbirth (PASS) Network
        Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN)
  
• Training and Career Development Programs
• Other Branch Activities
     National Children's Study
     Best Pharmaceuticals For Children Act (BPCA)
     DHHS Interagency Coordinating Council on LBW and Preterm Birth and
        Disparities Subcommittee
     Web Site: Committee Expertise in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Future Directions for the PPB
• Figures and Tables
     Table 1: PPB Projects by Program Area in Fiscal Year 2000 and Fiscal Year 2003
     Table 2: Number of Applications PPB Received and Success Rate of Each Mechanism,
        Fiscal Year 2000 to Fiscal Year 2003
     Figure 1: PPB Grants/Contracts in Current and Constant Dollars, Fiscal Year 1992
        to Fiscal Year 2003
     Figure 2: PPB Funds by Program Category, Select Fiscal Years
     Figure 3: PPB-Supported Research by Department, Select Fiscal Years
     Figure 4: PPB-Supported Research by Investigator's Degree, Select Fiscal Years
     Figure 5: PPB-Supported Research by Investigator Gender, Select Fiscal Years
  
• Appendix A: PPB-Supported Conferences and Workshops, 2000-2004
• Appendix B: Branch Solicitations, 2000-2004
• Appendix C: Publications from PPB Staff and PPB-Supported Networks, 1999-2004
• Appendix D: PPB Personnel

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development June 2004