Links

American Academy of Family Physicians: Pregnancy
(http://familydoctor.org)

Provides information on a variety of health topics, including many aspects of pregnancy and childbirth.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): You and Your Family
(http://www.aap.org/family)

Provides consumer-oriented health information about infants and young children, including materials relating to SIDS, childhood immunization, and car seat safety.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
(http://www.acog.org)

Provides materials on many aspects of preconception care, pregnancy, and childbirth.

Baby Center
(http://www.babycenter.com)

A commercial site that provides information and advice on all aspects of conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and early childhood.

BabyWorld
(http://www.babyworld.co.uk)

A commercial site featuring first-person accounts about pregnancy, baby and childcare, breastfeeding, child development, and many other childcare topics.

CDC Division of Reproductive Health
(http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh)

A gateway to CDC information relating to maternal health, men's and women's reproductive health, assisted reproduction, and related topics.

CDC National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disorders
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd)

CDC National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disorders Provides information about a variety of topics related to birth defects, including fetal alcohol syndrome and the importance of folic acid.

CDC Infants' and Children's Health Page
(http://www.cdc.gov/health/nfantsmenu.htm)

Provides information on prenatal care, birth defects, breastfeeding, and other related topics.

CDC National Immunization Program
(http://www.cdc.gov/nip)

Includes information on recommended childhood immunizations.

Childbirth.Org
(http://www.childbirth.org)

Contains medical information and personal stories about all phases of pregnancy and birth, including http://www.childbirth.org/articles/labor.html labor resources with material on pain relief and different methods of prepared childbirth.

Generational Health
(http://healthygenerations.com)

Helps you create a family tree online and provides information about detection and screening for common health conditions that run in families.

I Am Your Child
(http://www.iamyourchild.org)

Provides resources and information about child development from the prenatal period to age three.

It's Just Another Baby
(http://www.westnet.com/~crywalt/pregnancy)

One couple's personal story about infertility, pregnancy, and childbirth.

La Leche League International
(http://www.lalecheleague.org)

Provides advice and support for breastfeeding mothers.

The March of Dimes
(http://www.modimes.org)

Provides public education materials on many pregnancy-related topics, including preconception care, genetic screening, diet and exercise, and the effects of smoking and drinking during pregnancy.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov)

Information and links about pregnancy and early childhood; online publications include brochures about prenatal care and breastfeeding, as well as a two-part, downloadable booklet called Health Diary: Myself, My Baby (http://www.nmchc.org/downloads/BABYBK1.PDF part 1, http://www.nmchc.org/downloads/BABYBK2.PDF part 2) to help pregnant women track their prenatal care and parents track their infant's health.

MedlinePlus: Pregnancy and Reproduction
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pregnancyandreproduction.html)

Includes links to information on a wide variety of topics related to pregnancy, including prenatal care, pregnancy loss, labor and delivery, and infertility.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(http://www.nichd.nih.gov)

Provides information about reproductive and genetic problems; sponsors the "Back to Sleep" campaign to fight SIDS.

National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
(http://www.nmchc.org)

Distributes publications, posters, and videos relating to maternal, infant, and family health.

National Network for Child Care: Nutrition
(http://www.nncc.org/Nutrition/nutr.page.html)

Provides information about nutrition issues relating to pregnancy, infancy, and childhood; includes a number of articles on breastfeeding.

ParentsPlace.com Pregnancy Department
(http://www.parentsplace.com/pregnancy)

Includes a http://www.parentsplace.com/calendar pregnancy calendar, a due date calculator, and lots of advice on preparing a birth plan and other pregnancy topics.

SIDS Alliance
(http://www.sidsalliance.org)

Provides information about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and resources for families affected by SIDS.

USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
(http://www.usda.gov/cnpp)

Produces an http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/using2.htm annual report on the cost of raising a child and provides information about the cost for families of implementing national dietary recommendations.

Virtual Children's Hospital
(http://www.vh.org/VCH)

Provides information on a variety of children's health concerns.

The following sites include information, graphics, and video clips of fetal development:
http://embryo.soad.umich.edu (http://embryo.soad.umich.edu) Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo



http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/clips (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/clips) Nova/Odyssey of Life



http://www.med.upenn.edu/meded/public/berp (http://www.med.upenn.edu/meded/public/berp) University of Pennsylvania Basic Embryology Review



http://visembryo.com (http://visembryo.com) Visible Embryo

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