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Dionne Quints
The complete story of the lives of the Dionne Quintuplets, including their years at "Quintland" when they were wards of the Ontario government.
( http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/19/dionne.quints )
The Visible Embryo
Stunning photos of the embryo at different points in prenatal development.
( http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/devel/kid-c/sant6/stud_olc/chap04webres.html )
The Trimesters
Explore the trimesters of prenatal development on a week by week basis.
( http://kidsdirect.net/BD/pregnancy/trimester1.htm )
Health and Prenatal Development
See "The Visible Embryo" above for link. This web site has extensive connections to other sites that have information about health and prenatal development.
( http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/obgyn.html )
Exploring Teratology
See "The Visible Embryo" above for link. Extensive connections to web sites with information about Teratology.
( http://www.teratology.org/members/memblink.htm )
High Risk Situations
See "The Visible Embryo" above for link. Examines pain, diabetes, low birthweight, viruses, genetics, preterm labour, and other high risk situations.
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/pregnancy/pcomp.html )
Mother Risk Program
The Canadian Health Network provides evidence concerning risk to the child during pregnancy and lactation related to drugs, chemicals, disease, and environmental exposure.
( http://www.motherisk.org )
Later Life Pregnancy
Learn more about the factors involved in becoming pregnant at 30, 35, and 40 years of age.
( http://preconception.com/resources/articles/pglater.htm )
Nutrition and Pregnancy
Provides guidelines for prenatal nutrition, resources, and related topics.
( http://www.moonlily.com/obc/nutrition.html )
Exercise in Pregnancy
Read about various aspects of fitness and nutrition during pregnancy.
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/pregnancy/exercise.html )
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Health Canada site that describes the nature of fetal alcohol syndrome and provides links to sites with information about the syndrome.
( http://www.fas-saf.com. )
Smoking and Pregnancy
Examines the negative effects of smoking during pregnancy, secondhand smoke, and strategies for quitting smoking.
( http://pregnancy.miningco.com/health/pregnancy/library/weekly/aa111998.htm )
Pregnancy and HIV
See above, Discusses basic ideas about pregnancy and HIV, family planning decisions, testing and counselling, drug treatments, and other related topics.
( http://www.hivpositive.com/f-Women/9-Pregnant/9-PregMenu.html )
Canadian Aids Society
The Canadian AIDS Society web site has fact sheets on Women and HIV/AIDS, including prevention, treatment, support, and specific recommendations.
( http://www.cdnaids.ca )
International Diabetes Institute
The web site of International Diabetes Institute has information on diabetes and pregnancy, including gestational diabetes mellitus.
( http://www.diabetes.com.au/home.htm )
Teen Pregnancy
A youth pregnancy fact sheet from Ontario's Maternal, Newborn, and Early Childhood Development Resources Centre.
( http://www.opc.on.ca/beststart/Forum/teen.htm#Top of Page )
Women Care Midwives
The web site of Womancare Midwives has information on services, birth, training, education, and related resources.
( http://www.midwives.on.ca/index.html )
Reproductive Health Links
Read about men's health and women's health related to various aspects of reproduction.
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/reprolinks.html )
Exploring Pregnancy
Read about many different aspects of pregnancy. Links to a wide range of sites with information about pregnancy are provided.
( http://dmoz.org/Home/Family/Pregnancy/ )
Childbirth Classes
Study variations in childbirth classes, such as doula, the Bradley method, and Lamaze.
( http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/631.html )
Prenatal Care
This web site has extensive information about prenatal care, including fetal development, pregnancy resources, support groups, and many other topics.
( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prenatalcare.html )
Preparing for Birth
Advice for pregnant women about preparing for the birth of their baby.
( http://www.parentsplace.com/pregnancy/archive/0,10693,239067,00.html )
Women's Health
The Canadian Women's Health Network web site provides information, resources, and strategies related to improving women's health.
( http://www.cwhn.ca )
Mother's Network
A comprehensive list of frequently asked questions about pregnancy, birth, and related topics about becoming a mother answered by professionals.
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/faqs.html )
Childbirth Strategies
Study various options in childbirth, including perineal massage, water birth, epidurals, birthing rooms, doula, homebirth, and many other childbirth topics.
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/labor/choices.html )
Childbirth Setting and Attendants
This article, written by a certified nurse-midwife, discusses the issues of a natural childbirth setting.
( http://www.babycenter.com/expert/pregnancy/childbirth/2266.html?CP_bid= )
Fathers and Childbirth
Information for new dads about childbirth, fathers and postpartum depression, diaper changing, and what it means to be a father are examined.
( http://kidsdirect.net/PD/fathers/tips.htm )
Siblings and Childbirth
Read about birth order, children at birth, introducing a new baby to the family, preparing a toddler for the birth of a baby, and sibling rivalry.
( http://www.childbirthclass.com/siblings.htm )
Voices for Children
Voices For Children promotes healthy lives for children and their families with issues, resources, and articles concerning the nurturing, protecting, and valuing of children.
( http://www.voicesforchildren.ca )
Canadian Health Network
A web site of Health Canada with health information for all Canadians on a wide variety of topics.
( http://www.canadian-health-network.ca )
Ambiguous Sex
The web site of the Intersex Society of North America dedicated to ending shame, secrecy, and unwanted surgeries in intersex individuals.
( http://www.insa.org )
Lamaze
Learn more about what Lamaze involves, what is taught in a Lamaze class, and links to other sites with information about Lamaze.
( http://www.lamaze.com/ )
Labour and Birth Resources
What to expect regarding labour, how to tell if it is really happening, timing contractions, pain relief in labour, labour complications, and other related ideas are examined.
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/labor.html )
Caesarean Childbirth
Study what caesarean childbirth involves, why caesarean rates have increased, benefits of this approach, risks of this approach, and psychological effects.
( http://www.childbirth.org/section/section.html )
Health on the Net
A Health Canada document with extensive information on maternity and new born care, with links to nutrition during pregnancy, infant nutrition, and breastfeeding.
( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/childhood-youth/cyfh/child_and_youth/physical_health/maternit... )
Mother and Child Glossary
A complete glossary of topics providing health and medical information for mother and child, including reproduction, pregnancy, birth, postnatal, and childhood illness.
( http://www.hon.ch/Dossier/MotherChild )
Neonatal Research
Extensive information about a variety of topics in neonatal research, including preterm infants, feeding, neonatal infection, massage therapy, non-nutritive sucking, pain, and other topics.
( http://www.nichd.nih.gov/cochraneneonatal/ )
Preterm Infants
Popular and medical summaries about preterm infants are presented on this web site.
( http://kingproductions.com/babylink4.htm )
Low-Birthweight Infants
Study about many different aspects of low-birthweight infants in this article, which provides causes and recommendations for research, prevention, and care on this topic.
( http://www.futureofchildren.org/information2826/information_show.htm?doc_id=79875 )
Exploring Low Birthweight
This entire issue of The Future of Children was devoted to low birthweight. You can read all of the articles on line at this site, including analysis and recommendations, costs, preventing low birth weight, neonatal intensive care, and many more related topics.
( http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=79872 )
Touch Research Institute
Find out more about the benefits of massage therapy with high risk infants. Touchpoints, a quarterly newsletter published by the Touch Research Institute, can be read on this web site.
( http://www.miami.edu/touch-research/home.html )
Postpartum Adjustment
Covers emotions and depression, exercise, physical recovery, and many other aspects of postpartum adjustment.
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/postpartum.html )
Postpartum Resources
Read about what life is like for parents after the baby is born, coping with fatigue, emotions, exercise, support, and other postpartum topics
( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/postpartum.html )







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