Open Directory - Health: Reproductive Health: Pregnancy and Birth
See also: This category in other languages: - A week by week calendar, prenatal testing information, breastfeeding, labor, signs and symptoms. - Information and answers to frequently asked questions on topics such as birth, breastfeeding and pre-conception diet. - Offering pregnancy and baby information. Includes names, a calendar, week-by-week development updates, and illness guide. - Includes articles on baby names, morning sickness, labor, delivery, what to expect and a due date calculator. - Articles relating to preconception, general pregnancy issues, and childbirth. - Explore the many mental and emotional dimensions in everything from scholarly articles to personal stories, and late-breaking headlines. - Offering natural childbirth, pregnancy, and nutrition information with handouts for birth companions. Also includes a section for Christians. - Baby names, pregnancy planning, and breastfeeding. Includes forums, chat, polls and articles. - Group promoting a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs. Includes events and resources, news and details of the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI). - Database on risk of fetal or infant harm after exposure to specific drugs and vaccines. - Offering medical information on the signs, symptoms and stages of pregnancy. Services include a pregnancy due date calendar and a personal support forum. - Dedicated to improving women's sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries, with a special emphasis on making pregnancy and childbirth safer. - Online magazine and guide for moms-to-be with tips on pregnancy, nutrition, fitness, exercises, baby care and weight loss. - Offering nutrition suggestions from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and the FDA. - Guide for getting pregnant, maintaining a healthy pregnancy and coping with miscarriage. - Offering a host of information on everything from fertility to nutrition, including a due date calculator. - Offering articles on labor and delivery, ultrasound, complications and other aspects. - Includes information on pregnancy, birth, a new baby or new parents. - A listing of resources for those choosing to have a natural birth in Louisiana. Includes a list of childbirth classes. - Provides pregnancy information, pre-conception suggestions, and an interactive game designed to learn about pregnancy. - Aiding pregnant women who have alienated from their families and without support. - A community midwife and mother of two answers FAQs on pregnancy, labour and child care. - Information on prenatal, postpartum and pediatric health. Topics include herbal medicine, nutrition, and natural parenting. - Research and counselling on reproductive risk or safety of drugs, chemicals and maternal disease in pregnancy. - Pregnancy and being-a-mother information from the UK. From planning to the baby's first year. - Resources for midwives, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators, doctors, and parents. - Information for expectant parents as well as doulas, childbirth educators, nurses, and midwives. - Developed by the March of Dimes, this site provides maternal, infant, and child heath-related data at the state level. - Online diary and photo album to keep track of pregnancy, message board and weight gain chart. Includes articles and video. - Provides information and articles on pregnancy including-due date calculator, and preconception information. Includes discussion board for interaction with doctors. - A guide to fetal development and maternal changes, from StorkNet. - An information portal mainly for prospective parents. Information in Question and Answer format covering the full range of the subject from pre-conception, pregnancy, labour, delivery, the postpartum period and beyond. - Addresses symptoms, exercise, nutrition, ovulation, stages, baby names, and baby tips. - Provides information on current news, testing options, diet and exercise, health care, and birth. - Offering a database of generic and trade medication information regarding fetal risk during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Also includes risk category according to the FDA. - Provides information for midwives to be able to advise women and their partners regarding possible changes in sexual relations during each trimester. - Information and advice to parents with articles on pregnancy and parenting topics, and advice from doctors. There is also a community option for parents to interact with each other. - Personal information about pregnancy and birth, as well as contributions from people around the world. - Encouraging improved standards of care, and providing advice on Maternal and Fetal Medicine training. - Non-profit organization presents a multimedia demonstration of the development of a fetus. Explains how the mother's health and activities affect the baby. - Topics include fetal development, prenatal health, pregnancy hazards, single parenting, and domestic violence. - A panel of nationally known experts answer questions, and discuss nutrition. Also includes baby development guides and interactive tools for pregnant women and new mothers. - Provides information about labor signs, their causes and symptoms, and describes when to seek medical care. - Consumer health resource offering details on conception, fetal development, and related information.
