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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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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.
Progress on Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs) (May 13, 2013)

Progress on Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs) (May 13, 2013)

In observance of National Women’s Health Week, the NICHD looks back at 15 years of research on PFDs.
Just in Time for Mother’s Day: Let the Baby Set the Delivery Date! (May 10, 2013)

Just in Time for Mother’s Day: Let the Baby Set the Delivery Date! (May 10, 2013)

The NICHD’s National Child and Maternal Health Education Program and its coordinating committee members unite to let mothers know that they should wait until at least 39 weeks to deliver their babies unless medically necessary.

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