Martha G. Welch
Martha G. Welch | |
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Welch at Columbia University Medical Center in 2014 | |
| Born | Martha Grace Welch Buffalo, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Known for | Promotion of parent-child bonding |
| Partner | Robert J. Ludwig |
| Awards | 2014 Gold Medal for Meritorious Service to Columbia University, College of Surgeons & Physicians, 2013 Physicians & Surgeons Alumni Lifetime Learning Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Clinical psychiatry, Neonatal and Infant Development, Child Development |
Martha G. Welch is an American physician and researcher specializing in the fields of infant and child development. Welch currently serves as a Professor of Psychiatry in Pediatrics and in Pathology & Cell Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Welch's writing and research focuses on the posited benefits of prolonged close physical contact and eye contact between mothers and children.