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Spotlight: How artificial intelligence and other new technologies are advancing healthcare

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Science Update: Adolescent drivers with ADHD have higher crash rate than their peers, NICHD-funded study suggests

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Spotlight: Maternal Health Research Advances

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NICHD Strategic Plan

NICHD has launched a collaborative process to revise and update its strategic plan. Learn more.

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NICHD Maternal Mortality Research Information

NICHD conducts and supports research on maternal health, including problems that may lead to maternal mortality.

Director's Corner

Setting a national research agenda to prevent maternal deaths

Diana W. Bianchi, M.D., Director

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Grant Information

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Sample Applications

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Funding Opportunities

Active Funding Announcements
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Small Business Programs

Divisions, Centers & Offices

Office of the NICHD Director (OD)

Division of Extramural Research (DER)

Division of Intramural Population Health Research (DIPHR)

Division of Intramural Research (DIR)

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)