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Pregnancy
Labor
Birth
Postpartum
Miscellaneous
Pregnancy
The Compleat Mother magazine,
on-line! This is a very right-on resource, especially if you are into
attachment parenting or other alternatives. This is also the most
breastfeeding-positive resource I've ever seen.
American
Pregnancy Association -- this site gives you
lots of information on preconception, pregnancy, labor and birth, and
families.
Fetal
Development -- an interesting page with lots of ultrasound and other
photos done by a doctor.
The First Nine Months -- a really nicely done sound and visual
presentation on embryonic and fetal development.
Having a Baby?
Ten
Questions to Ask!
Jewish Pregnancy Online--
Learn from the wisdom of traditional Judaism and the experience of other
Jewish women to revitalize your pregnancy.
The Pregnancy Centre Website
-- provides valuable information and practical advice to help you come to
terms with your changing body; from the UK.
Pregnancy Resource Center,
yes, Dr. Koop has a webpage! A generally progressive site with info
on VBACs, "breastfeeding is best", birth options, circumcision, etc., as
well as other health issues pertaining to the whole family.
Pregnancy and Child Health Resource Center, Mayo Clinic page
StandUp Girl, A place
online where girls share the truth about their unexpected pregnancies.
Candid discussions and lots of info on adoption, abortion, the ins and
outs of pregnancy, etc.
Pregnancy & Childbirth
 Sheila
Kitzinger's website, with info on
her new book "Rediscovering Birth"; water birth; and a whole host of links
and resources. Independent and creative, Kitzinger is a pioneer of the
midwifery and homebirth movement, from the UK. Her other books can be
found on our
Books For You page...
"She
has been described on the one hand as `Birth Mother' to the nation and on
the other as `the scourge of reactionary obstetricians' for her vociferous
opposition to indiscriminate birth induction." (Options)
Birth
plans
Pregnancy Complications, from serious to mild
Sidelines National Support Network
- Sidelines is a network of support groups across the country for women
and their families experiencing complicated pregnancies. A pregnancy is
termed "high risk" or "complicated" when the life or health of the mother
or baby may be at risk.
Complications of Pregnancy Links (OBC)
Morning Sickness by Bradley G.
Goldberg, M.D.
Easing the Wretchedness of Morning Sickness
Morning Sickness
BabyCenter Morning Sickness FAQ
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Severe
Morning Sickness)
Complications and Conditions During Pregnancy
Complications Listing
Group B Strep
Association - this website has the largest, and most useful,
collection of Group B Strep information on the web. A must-read for
those concerned about testing positive for this factor.
Group B Strep Information on the Family Village website
Group B Strep Information on the About.com website (this is just a
described list of links)
Coffee & Caffeine During Pregnancy: Links to
Learning Disabilities, ADD and Behavior Disorders
www.chem-tox.com/pregnancy/coffee.htm
Due
Date Calculators
Why have more than one pregnancy calculator listed here?
A due date is a due date, right? Well, yes, though even the experts can
and will vary by a few days. More importantly, these sites will generate
calendars with helpful reminders, suitable for printout, and some provide
valuable information beyond just an estimated due date or "EDD".
Conception issues and fertility
hCG levels: Human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, is the main
hormone associated with early pregnancy, and more importantly, the one
that all pregnancy kits check for to give you that magic ++! Many women,
especially those with a history of molar pregnancies or miscarriages, are
monitored carefully during the first weeks of their pregnancies to make
sure things are progressing normally. In addition, hCG levels can hint at
multiple pregnancies.
Trying to Conceive. The best
site I've ever found for those who are trying to get pregnant.
Note: Includes one of the best references to on-line ttc (trying
to conceive) and pg (pregnant) abbreviations I've ever seen. Also has a
very useful listing of the sensitivity level of the various home
pregnancy tests.
Indicators of Fertility
Infertility Resources. (from an
Atlanta Reproductive Health Center)
Fertility FAQs and Information
Fertile Thoughts
Amazing
Pregnancy's Fertile Friend site
Fertile
Ground
This page gives information about natural
infertility treatments that may work alone, or in combination with
high-tech treatments.
INCIID
is a great
resource for infertility and pregnancy loss information. The information
is up-to-date and comprehensive.
PAM -
Pregnancy After Miscarriage.
Genetics Information (USA Today)
The Genome Gateway (Nature
Magazine)
Prenatal tests (ultrasound,
amniocentesis, etc.)
From Midwifery Today online articles,
Ultrasound--Weighing the Propaganda Against the Facts by Beverley
Lawrence Beech.
The use of ultrasound in antenatal care is big business, and in any big
business marketing is all-important. As a result of decades of
enthusiastic marketing, women believe they can ensure the well being of
their babies by reporting for an early ultrasound scan and that early
detection of a problem is beneficial for these babies. That is not
necessarily so, and a number of studies show that early detection can be
harmful
 Obstetric Ultrasounds - has
tons of ultrasound photographs.
Ultrasounds and Other Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Fetal Heart Monitoring
Pre-birth psychology and parenting
Center for Prenatal Music
 www.mamisounds.com.ar
is a website in Spanish of a prenatal and perinatal music program directed
by a colleague in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Still under construction
as of 6/02.
Centro
de Musica in Utero
www.birthpsychology.com
Aware
Parenting Institute
Cosmic Cradle
Infant Mental Health Journal
The Infant
Parent Institute
Children's Past Lives
Research Center
International Association for
Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
The International Journal
of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine
Int. Soc.
of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine
Institute of Humanistic Science
Journal of Prenatal
& Perinatal Psychology and Health (JOPPPAH)
Journal of Regression Therapy
Journal of
Reproductive and Infant Psychology
The
Liedloff Continuum Network
Light Hearts
Loving Touch Foundation
Prebirth
Communication
The Primal
Psychotherapy Page
PsycInfo
Touch the Future,
Joseph Chilton Pearce's Magical Child site.
Wondrous Beginnings
Pregnancy Products
Belly Cast site, www.bellycast.com,
seems the same as the Belly Mask, but we haven't compared the two
products.
Pregnant Bellymasks,
www.bellymask.com,
Francine Krause's site, with a gallery of belly masks and ordering info
for the Original Belly Mask Kit.
Belly oil, aromatherapy and other homeopathic items that can make your
pregnancy and labor more comfortable.
Magickal
Pregnancy Tea , Meadowsweet (which is often referred to as 'nature's
tums' and is Nature's gift to the pregnant woman) Chamomile (which has
been shown to have a soothing and healing effect and tastes wonderful)
Raspberry Leaf (this is truly the woman's herb, used all over the world by
pregnant women, prepares the womb for birth by relaxing and strengthening
the uterus, smoothes menstrual cycle, helps nausea, other GI upsets), by
Emily Godfrey...
Labor
Drugs
in Labour: What Effects Do They Have Twenty Years Hence? by Beverley
Lawrence Beech
Natural
Alternatives to Induction - This page has valuable, accurate
information about many alternatives to pitocin for labor induction at
term. Please do not use these methods without consulting with your
midwife or doctor first.
Perineal Massage. This
technique can help prevent tears and episiotomies.
ParentZone Labor Page
A Guide to Labor and Delivery
Anesthesia for Labor
Lamaze
International
HypnoBirthing Childbirth
Education
Birthlove, the
Revolutionary Passion of Mothering,
www.birthlove.com,
an excellent resource, but also a
members-only access, created and maintained by Leila McCracken, who states,
"My dream is to connect all women around the world with the knowledge,
support, wisdom and power they need to have safe, gentle births."
The Labor of Love site,
www.laboroflove.com
Birth
 Birthworks,
an informative site with the works of Dr. Michel Odent, among others.
International Childbirth Education
Association - ICEA
Check out this VERY IMPORTANT link:
Coalition for
Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) - authors of the "Mother-Friendly
Childbirth Initiative"!
Technology in Birth: First Do No Harm by Marsden Wagner. M.D.
Keeping Childbearing Normal Through Nutrition by Marion Toepke
McLean, CNM
Normal
Birth by Valerie El Halta
Childbirth.org
- Birth is a natural process,
not a medical procedure.
Birth and Bonding International
- We offer practical, educational, emotional support services for the
birthing family during preconception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and
the newborn parenting transition. Including birth guide training and
referal listing.
Birthing From Within -
Childbirth mentor/teacher certification program, doula training,
discussion boards, shopping and more.
Ecstatic Birth
Emerson Training
Childbirth
Solutions
Waterbirth
Waterbirth website
www.waterbirthinfo.com/
Waterbirth Information this is
a fantastic site with tons of information!
Water Babies webpage another
useful waterbirth page
Aquadoula homepage
Dolphin Circle Waterbirth Tub Kits.
An inexpensive tub that you can BUY for $245, about the same as most
rentals!
Cesarean birth & VBACs
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean -- a
good list of other web resources from childbirth.org
VBAC -- one mother's story and
other information
VBAC Suggestions -- based on
one couple's experience
VBAC Information -- includes a
FAQ list
Cesarean Voices
Circumcision
Circumcision Information and Resource
Pages (CIRP)
Doctors Opposed to
Circumcision (DOC)
National
Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers(NOCIRC)
The National
Organization to Halt the Abuse and Routine Mutilation of Males (NOHARMM)
Cord Blood Banking
New England Cord Blood Bank,
Inc. - This is a commercial organization that will store your child's
cord blood. It contains information about cord blood storage. The benefits
of cord blood storage and they have an information package.
Post-partum
Depression/Mood issues
See our
Books page for Books on Pregnancy, Birth,
Postpartum, Parenting, and much more...
See our
Resources & Links page for websites and more...
Postpartum Support International
www.chss.iup.edu/postpartum/
Post Partum Depression Online Support
www.geocities.com/Wellesley/4665/
The Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation for Postpartum
Depression Awareness
http://www.ppdsupport.org/
Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP)
www.sbpep.org/contacts.htm
National Women's Health Information Center
www.4woman.org/faq/postpartum.htm
www.postpartumstress.com
On-line
magazines and e-newsletters:
.gif) Midwifery
Today, all purpose site with
many articles online as well books and tapes to order. Well worth a
paid subscription to the hard-copy magazine too.
 Online
Birth Center
This site,
maintained by Donna Dolezal Zelzer (djz@efn.org), a staff member at
Midwifery Today,
is a great collection of links to valuable pregnancy-related information!
One caveat--the site has a strong emphasis on home birthing using
midwives, and a very strong anti-hospital, anti-OB slant, which we don't
completely agree with.
Mothering Magazine
Nurturing Online
Working Mother magazine
Miscellaneous, yet
uncategorized sites
Child
Development (journal)
Cochrane Library - Reproductive Health
Empathic Parenting
Fathering Magazine
Freestone
Innerprizes
Gentle
Birth and Breastfeeding Info
Gentle Touch
Infant Massage
Global Maternal/Child Health
Association
Haptonomy/Franz
Veldman
Infancy
In Joy Videos
Mango Mamma's Natural Parenting
Medscape/Medline
The Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative
National Library of Medicine Gateway
National Perinatal Statistics
The Natural Child Project
Neuroendocrinology
Letters Medical Journal
New England Journal of Medicine
Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
www.prosveta-usa.com/store
Open Adoption
Parenthood Web
The
Parenting Process
Parents Place
Primal Health
Research Database
Pub Med
Search
Santa Barbara Graduate Institute
For
Spanish-speaking Mothers
Star Foundation
Waterbirth Information (Global Maternal Child Health Association)
Waterbirth Website
White Ribbon Alliance
for Safe Motherhood (WRA)
World Health Organization (WHO)
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