Ethel Collins Dunham

Ethel Collins Dunham (1883–1969) was an American pediatrician. Dunham specialized in the care of preterm babies and infants, becoming chief of child development at the United States Children's Bureau in 1935. She established national standards for the hospital care of newborn children and expanded the scope of healthcare for growing children by monitoring their progress in regular home visits by Children's Bureau staff.

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