Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Email Format
Research ServicesMaryland, United States201-500 Employees
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is a U.S. government biomedical research institute within the National Institutes of Health. It conducts and supports research on fetal, infant and child development; maternal, child and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, NICHD operates as part of NIH's public health research enterprise. As a component of NIH, NICHD contributes to the national and international research landscape in its focus areas. The institute's work centers on expanding knowledge in child health and development, maternal and family health, reproductive biology and population issues, and medical rehabilitation.