DSDR advances research on maternal and child health and the life course by making data discoverable and accessible for secondary analysis. DSDR is a research data and information repository that adheres to the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principals. DSDR focuses on data with external validity that can be generalized to populations. The Population Dynamics Branch (PDB) of t
he Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funds DSDR.
DSDR facilitates the work of researchers who collect, analyze, and distribute primary data as well as researchers who analyze secondary data. DSDR distributes public-use and restricted-use studies including those with national, international, and small-area geographies; longitudinal panel and repeated cross-sectional designs; genomic data; and biomarkers.