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Not all birth defects can be prevented, but a woman can take some actions that increase her chance of having a healthy baby.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Search this directory by physician name, state, or zip code to find an obstetrician-gynecologist in your area. This American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) directory contains the na... Details >

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  

Commercial air travel poses no special risks to a healthy pregnant woman or her fetus. ... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  

Alcohol abuse is a factor in five leading causes of death for American Indians, including motor vehicle crashes, alcoholism, cirrhosis, suicide, and homicide. ... Details >

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is an important measure of a nation's health and a worldwide indicator of health status and social well-being. ... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This page features links to information on vaccines, delivery, fertilization, and other pregnancy-related topics.... Details >

Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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This fact sheet provides basic information for consumers on this medical procedure used to obtain a small sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus.... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

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Answers questions and concerns to individuals that may be considering giving a baby up for adoption.... Details >

Child Welfare Information Gateway

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This web site links consumers to a variety of pregnancy-related information and resources from family planning to post-natal care.... Details >

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health  

These guidelines recommend that pregnant and breastfeeding women refrain from taking aspirin. The dangers of aspirin to developing fetuses and infants are described.... Details >

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health

Links to report on pregnancy success rates for fertility clinics in the U.S. These reports provide useful information to consumers who are considering using the services of a fertility clinic.... Details >

Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/CDC

Search this web site -- by title and/or state/province -- to locate a birth center in United States or Canada. This online service is provided by the National Association of Childbearing Centers.... Details >

American Association of Birth Centers   

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This consumer information document provides general information on the various types of birth defects and includes causes, detection and diagnosis, treatment and prevention.... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

Birthright helps any girl or woman regardless of age, race, creed, marital or economic status, who feels distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. To locate the office nearest you, enter your zip code in ... Details >

Birthright International  

These topics provide information on questions related to fertility, pregnancy, and the health of unborn children, and include substances that should be avoided during pregnancy as well as those that a... Details >

Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction

Although rare, a double uterus is one of the more common congenital abnormalities of the female reproductive system. A double uterus has two inner cavities. In early fetal development, two tubes no... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  

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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can hurt your baby and can cause fetal alcohol syndrome. This brochure lists problems associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, answers some questions about alcohol an... Details >

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health

For a pregnant woman, drug abuse is doubly dangerous. First, drugs may harm her own health, interfering with her ability to support the pregnancy. Second, some drugs can directly impair prenatal devel... Details >

American Council for Drug Education  

Most healthy women from age 35 into their 40s have healthy pregnancies. Good prenatal care and healthy habits can help you reduce certain risks. This page contains tips on what a woman can do to ensur... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

African American, American Indian, and Puerto Rican infants have higher death rates than white infants. ... Details >

Office of Minority Health (CDC)

This news release looks at a 2004 consumer advisory issued on seafood consumption by the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency that remains current. The advisory’s recom... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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This fact sheet presents a general overview of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), described as a group of physical and mental birth defects caused by a woman drinking heavily during pregnancy.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

This web page highlights CDC's partnership with state health departments and universities for the purpose of identifying FAS cases and developing prevention programs.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Search this web site to locate a Lamaze certified childbirth educator and class in your area.... Details >

Lamaze International  

You can search this database of nearly 900 nurse-midwifery practices for a nurse-midwife in your geographic area. You may also link from this site to the ACNM chapter chairperson for your local area ... Details >

American College of Nurse-Midwives  

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This booklet provides ideas and tips for pregnant women to help them improve eating plan and become more physically active before, during, and after their pregnancy.... Details >

Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Pregnant women who have low blood levels of the vitamin folate are more likely to have early miscarriages than are pregnant women who have adequate folate levels.... Details >

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

This page presents questions about folic acid before and during pregnancy. It is a synthetic vitamin from the family of the B vitamin that can be found in fortified foods and in supplemental vitamins ... Details >

National Alliance for Hispanic Health  

foodborne illness is a serious health risk for pregnant women and their unborn babies. You'll find accurate, easy-to-understand information about foodborne illness for mom's to be.... Details >

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

This page has links to information that may assist you in reducing the chances of your baby being infected.... Details >

Jesse Cause Foundation  

Information and resources about Group B streptococcus (GBS) that includes fact sheets, slide set, a video for pregnant women and more. GBS is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in ne... Details >

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Designed for expectant mothers, this web site provides resources about each trimester of pregnancy, family planning, preparing for the new baby, childbirth, postnatal and postpartum care, and financia... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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This brochure discusses the herpes simplex virus (HSV) -- how HSV can cause serious illness in new born infants and what women can do to protect their babies from infection by the herpes simplex virus... Details >

International Herpes Alliance  

Although many pregnant women with high blood pressure have healthy babies without serious problems, high blood pressure can be dangerous for both the mother and the fetus. Preeclampsia is also a facto... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Answers to the most commonly asked questions from couples who have been trying to get pregnant without success.... Details >

RESOLVE  

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physi... Details >

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence

Inducing labor is when the birth process is given an artificial start through medical interventions or other methods. This document discusses reasons for, the process of, and expectations for induced ... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

This fact sheet from the Food Safety and Inspection Service answers questions pregnant women may have about listeriosis and what causes it, and its symptoms, prevention, and treatment.... Details >

Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Morning sickness refers to the nausea and vomiting that some women have when they become pregnant.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

There are several things that may cause a complication in your pregnancy. However, some are more common than others. This publication provides is a list of the most common pregnancy complications, inc... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you have special nutritional needs. This section of MyPyramid.gov is designed just for you. It has advice you need to help you and your baby stay healthy.... Details >

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture

This consumer health education fact sheet contains basic information about this technique that is used to take a picture of the baby (fetus) in the womb.... Details >

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine  

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Office of Population Affairs

Use this tool to calculate the days when you are most likely to get pregnant.... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Office on Women's Health

Preeclampsia (say "pre-ee-clamp-see-ah"), which is also called toxemia, is a problem that occurs in some women during pregnancy.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

This document provides answers to questions about the causes of and treatment for preeclampsia.... Details >

Preeclampsia Foundation  

The Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education Center is an online guide to a healthy pregnancy developed by the March of Dimes, features information on planning a pregnancy and on prenatal and postnatal ca... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

Consumer health education information written for women over 35 who are thinking of starting a family. Details the special risks some women who have postponed childbearing may face .... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

Achieving and maintaining tight blood sugar control during your pregnancy is easier if you assemble a health care team that's familiar with diabetes. ... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  

A woman who has a history of heart disease, heart murmur, rheumatic fever or high blood pressure should talk with her healthcare provider before she decides to become pregnant. These health problems a... Details >

American Heart Association  

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Motherhood is a choice, and this publication is intended for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)-positive women who are pregnant and want to learn more about managing pregnancy and HIV. This publicatio... Details >

Project Inform  

This page links to documents on pregnancy complications. Topics include chicken pox, bleeding during pregnancy, miscarriage, pregnancy induced hypertension, urinary tract infection, and more.... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

There are many questions that women have about being pregnant. This page presents some of the most frequently asked questions that the American Pregnancy Association receives regarding early pregnancy... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

Take this quiz to find out how much you know about being pregnant.... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Pregnancy symptoms differ from woman to woman and pregnancy to pregnancy, however one of the most significant pregnancy symptoms is a delayed or missed menstrual cycle. Understanding pregnancy symptom... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

This page links to documents on pregnancy wellness. Topics include emotional changes, lifestyle concerns, nutrition and exercise, physical changes, and more.... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

Wearing your seat belt protects you and your baby from injury or death in a car crash. You should wear a seat belt no matter where you sit in the car. ... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

You can help make sure that you and your baby will be as healthy as possible by following some simple guidelines and checking in regularly with your doctor. ... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

Learn what you need to know now to have a safe pregnancy and healthy baby. CDC offers this online education program available for women who are planning to get pregnant. ... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Use these ten tips to learn how to prevent infection during pregnancy and keep your unborn baby safe.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

This site provides important information related to Hepatitis B and pregnant women; includes questions to ask the doctor, tests, vaccination, breast feeding, labor and delivery guidelines, and more. ... Details >

Hepatitis B Foundation  

This fact sheet lists both male and female symptoms and risk factors that may adversely affect your chances of getting pregnant. The document advises that early detection and treatment of a problem ca... Details >

RESOLVE  

Links to maternal and child health publications and catalog, program databases, the MCH newsletter and resources for use mainly by health care professionals.... Details >

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration

The risks from vaginal delivery after a prior Cesarean delivery are low, but are slightly higher than for a repeat Cesarean delivery. ... Details >

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

The OPA Clearinghouse provides referrals to family planning clinics and to other government sources of information on contraception, reproductive health, and sexual health. Search the Family Planning ... Details >

Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse

This page links to frequently asked questions about higher-order multiple births. Topic categories include expecting multiples; breastfeeding multiples; multiple births and developmental delays; and q... Details >

Mothers of Supertwins  

Important advice for mothers-to-be on maintaining a healthy pregnancy through sensible food choices, mental health and other healthy behavior choices..... Details >

Lamaze International  

This site provides information on healthy baby resources.... Details >

Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc.  

A triple screen is a blood test that measures three things called alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin and unconjugated estriol.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

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Ultrasound is a technique that uses sound waves to take a picture of the baby (fetus) in the womb. This patient education fact sheet contains basic details about this procedure.... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

Information to help support decisions concerning unplanned pregnancy.... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

In this guide, you'll explore your options and watch a Mayo Clinic obstetrician-gynecologist answer frequently asked questions about VBAC and repeat C-section. ... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  

Nationwide, SIDS rates for infants of American Indian mothers were 2.6 times those of non-Hispanic white mothers. ... Details >

National Indian Health Board, Inc.