Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$425,314.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Cesarean section (CS) is currently used at over twice the rate recommended by the World Health Organization (CDC, 2006); use of the procedure has almost doubled in the last two decades for reasons that are as yet poorly understood. Overutilization results

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	Primary recipient	$333,782.00
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	Sub-recipient	$45,766.00
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	Sub-recipient	$45,766.00