Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP

Guest: Peter Scheidt, MD, MPH

The National Children’s Study will follow the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States, starting from before birth until age 21. What do you need to know about this ambitious federally financed project? Dr. Peter Scheidt, medical officer and co-director of the National Children’s Study at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, provides the details on this large-scale project: what are its main goals, how is it organized, and what factors will the study examine? Dr. Jennifer Shu hosts.