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Media Advisory: Excess weight gain in first trimester associated with fetal fat accumulation

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Item of Interest: NICHD publishes new strategic plan on research goals and strategies for advancing human health

Item of Interest: NIH selects first round of winners of the Community Champions for Disability Health Challenge

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NICHD Strategic Plan 2025

Learn about the institute’s new 5-year plan and its research goals, strategies, cross-cutting themes, and aspirational goals.

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NIH Virtual Tour

Explore the Bethesda campus, including the NICHD Zebrafish Research Section (Building 6), and learn more about how NIH works to turn discovery into health.

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Women’s Health Research

Understanding and improving women’s health is a central part of NICHD’s mission. Learn more about institute-led and -supported research focused on a range of topics unique to women.

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Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
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January 6, 2025

Reflecting on a Productive 2024

Each year, NICHD reflects on selected highlights from the past 12 months that demonstrate how public investment in research drives scientific progress and benefits human health. In 2024, NICHD research expanded knowledge of and enhanced care in women’s health, fetal and pediatric health, disabilities, rehabilitation, and more.