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COVID-19 in NICHD Populations

A pregnant woman outside, wearing a facemask.

NICHD’s research on COVID-19 in pregnant and lactating women

Masked child sitting in hospital bed holding a stuffed toy.

NICHD’s efforts on COVID-19 and related conditions in infants, children, and adolescents

Girl wearing protective face mask.

NICHD leads several efforts to understand COVID-19 in UPs, including those with disabilities

Health care worker swabbing a patient’s arm for a vaccination. Both are wearing masks.

NICHD participated in NIH research to understand if and how COVID-19 vaccinations affected menstruation

African American pregnant mother and her daughter.

NICHD and the National Institute on Drug Abuse lead the strategic response activities of the trans-NIH COVID Workgroup on Pregnant & Lactating Women and Children.