A series of three images related to infant health and development, including two smiling parents holding an infant (left), a father smiling and holding an infant (middle), and an image of a newborn’s foot (right).

Leading Advances in Infant Health Research 

Learn how NICHD research on infant care and development has helped more infants survive—and thrive. 

Light micrograph of an osteoclast displaying multiple nuclei.

Science Update: NIH researchers discover cellular protein’s role in bone remodeling

A man and a smiling little boy sitting in his lap look at a mobile phone.

Director's Corner: Understanding How Digital Media Affects Child Development

A cross-section of the pregnant person and fetus are visible in black and white. The placenta is shown at the top of the uterus in red, green, and blue.

Media Advisory: New MRI method provides detailed view of the placenta during pregnancy

Featured

Pregnant woman and her healthcare provider, with a focus on the woman’s stomach.

COVID-19 Research and NICHD

NICHD provides highlights of some of our COVID-19 research activities to understand the effects of the virus among the populations central to our mission.

Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round magenta objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab.

COVID-19 Information for NIH Applicants & Funding Recipients

Due to the exceptional impact of COVID-19 on the research community, NIH provides updated guidance and information as it becomes available to help keep researchers safe while moving the science forward.

STrategies to enRich Inclusion and achieVe Equity (STRIVE) Initiative

Through STRIVE, NICHD aims to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion in its workforce and scientific endeavors.

Director's Corner

Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
Director

Bio

Dr. Bianchi’s Latest Blog

February 1, 2023

Understanding How Digital Media Affects Child Development

In this increasingly digital world, we must strive to better understand how technology and media affect development, health outcomes, and interpersonal relationships from infancy through adolescence. NICHD has a longstanding commitment to research on these topics.

Abstract multi-colored lines on black background

Grant Information

Learn the Basics
Peer Review
Sample Applications

Abstract green lines on black background

Funding Opportunities

Active Funding Announcements
Find a Program Officer
Small Business Programs

Divisions, Centers, & Offices

Office of the NICHD Director (OD)

Division of Extramural Research (DER)

Division of Extramural Activities (DEA)

Division of Intramural Research (DIR)

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)