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Dr. Alan GuttmacherAlan E. Guttmacher, M.D. has served as Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development since August 2010, following a term as Acting Director beginning in December 2009.

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Dr. Alan H. DeCherney: Bringing Science to Life

Dr. Alan H. DeCherneyAlan DeCherney, M.D., helped bring about the fifth in vitro fertilization birth in the United States. He discusses the many ways the field has changed in the 30 years since.

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Dr. Valerie Maholmes
Exploring the power of the parent–child bond

Dr. Valerie MaholmesWhen Valerie Maholmes, Ph.D., was young, she observed the power of a girl’s bond to her abusive mother. Dr. Maholmes didn’t know it at the time, but it was her first step to a career focusing on childhood abuse and neglect.

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In a Healthy Pregnancy, Let the Baby Set the Delivery Date (June 17, 2013)

In a Healthy Pregnancy, Let the Baby Set the Delivery Date (June 17, 2013)

NICHD Director Dr. Alan Guttmacher discusses reasons it’s best, in a healthy pregnancy, to wait until 39 weeks or later to deliver.
Preeclampsia Awareness Month (June 04, 2013)

Preeclampsia Awareness Month (June 04, 2013)

Organizations marked National Preeclampsia Awareness Month in May. The NICHD follows up with highlights of its research on preeclampsia, its mechanisms, and possible ways to prevent or treat the condition.
2012 Division of Intramural Research (DIR) Annual Report (May 22, 2013)

2012 Division of Intramural Research (DIR) Annual Report (May 22, 2013)

One of the largest intramural divisions within the NIH, the NICHD’s DIR studies a diverse range of topics from molecular and cellular processes, to developmental endocrinology and genetics, to obstetric and perinatal research, to pediatric imaging. These and other research areas are the focus of the 2012 DIR Annual Report.

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