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Children, 7/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas

Prenatal Development

Additional Internet Resources

APA site
(http://www.apa.org)

Offers a multitude of options for learning about pregnancy, childbirth options, and other topics covered in this chapter.
Abortion
(http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm)

All sides of the issue
American Medical Association
(http://www.ama-assn.org)

Child Development Website
(http://www.idealist.com/kt)

Information on children's topics, particularly social activism
Embryo Visualization
(http://embryo.soad.umich.edu/carnStages/carnStages.html)

Provides a sampling of the Carnegie stages of embryos (go to the site to learn what the Carnegie stages are, as well as postovulatory age)
Family Web
(http://www.familyweb.com/pregnancy/natal)

Another excellent site with good photographs that help the viewer understand fetal development.
Hanover College
(http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/lists.html)

Provides excellent resources on various topics in psychology
Healthfinder
(http://healthfinder.gov)

A guide to reliable health information; try conducting a search on any of the topics covered in this chapter
Mayo Health O@sis
(http://www.mayoclinic.com/)

Medscape
(http://www.medscape.com)

Free database of medical articles, plus access to medical dictionaries, drug databases, and breaking medical news
National Counsel on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
(http://www.ncadd.org)

Provides education, information, and assistance to the public and it promotes the prevention, intervention, and treatment of alcoholism and drug dependence.
National Institutes of Health
(http://www.nih.gov)

Starting point for getting into any subagency of NIH
National Institute of Mental Health
(http://www.nimh.nih.gov)

Excellent resource for policy statement, NIMH research, grants
New England Journal of Medicine
(http://www.nejm.org)

Abstracts to articles, full text on letters, and commentaries
Scientific American
(http://www.sciam.com)

General scientific resource from the well-respected magazine
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
(http://www.srcd.org/)

The Website for SRCD, an organization whose purposes are to promote multidisciplinary research in the field of human development, to foster the exchange of information among scientists and other professionals of various disciplines, and to encourage applications of research findings.
Ultrasound Pictures
(http://www.ob-ultrasound.net)

May be a bit overwhelming for those not yet initiated into interpreting ultrasound radiographs, but it's an excellent introduction and many of the graphics have markers to help you understand what you are looking at.
Web MD
(http://www.webmd.com)

Offers a wide variety of information for the medical profession and for consumers.