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pregnant body | pregnant brain | pregnant life | birth | becoming a parent | baby THE PREGNANT BODY finding a physician American Medical Association American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists finding a specialist Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine finding a midwife American College of Nurse Midwives Certified Professional Midwives finding a birth center National Association of Childbearing Centers finding a genetic counselor National Society for Genetic Counselors food safety in pregnancy The Panic-Free Pregnancy by Michael S. Broder Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Foodborne Illness Line (24 hr recorded information) 1-888/232-3228 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition drugs and pregnancy National Drug Help Hotline 1-800-662-435 Substance Abuse treatment Facility Locator Help for Quitting Smoking When Pregnant herbs and pregnancy Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy by Penelope Ody Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun S. Weed toxins and pregnancy: environmental information and action resources Environmental Working Group Collaborative on Health and The Environment The Sierra Club National Resources Defense Council Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey To Motherhood by Sandra Steingraber general pregnancy safety March of Dimes Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center Organization of Teratology Information Services MotherRisk The Complete Guide to Everyday Risks in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding by Gideon Koren artists’ safety The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide beauty products The Safe Shopper's Bible by David Steinman, Samuel S. Epstein A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients by Ruth Winter Household Products Database eating disorders and pregnancy National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders hotline 847-831-3438 Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center or hotline 1 800 843 7274 plus-size pregnancy Big, Beautiful, and Pregnant by Cornelia van der Ziel, Jacqueline Tourville Your Plus-size Pregnancy by Brette McWhorter Sember, Dr. Bruce D. Rodgers Plus Size Pregnancy general medical resources Mayo Clinic Guide to Healthy Pregnancy 1000 Questions About Your Pregnancy: Everything Every Expecting Woman Needs to Know by Jeffrey Thurston, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. The Whole Pregnancy Handbook by Joel Evans and Robin Aronson high risk pregnancy National High Risk Pregnancy Support Network The High-Risk Pregnancy Sourcebook by Denise M. Chism When Pregnancy Isn't Perfect: A Layperson's Guide To Complications In Pregnancy by Laurie A. Rich asthma and pregnancy American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Pregnancy and Asthma Info breech babies Breech Babies Information and Resources Turning a Breech Baby American Association of Oriental Medicine diabetes American Diabetes Association Gestational Diabetes: What to Expect by American Diabetes Association group b strep Group B Strep Association Centers for Disease Control B Strep Info preeclampsia Preeclampsia Info bed rest Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest by Mary Ann McCann The Pregnancy Bed Rest Book: A Survival Guide for Expectant Mothers and Their Families by Amy E. Tracy Case Western Reserve University Bed Rest pregnancy loss The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust The Miscarriage Association (UK) Helping After Neonatal Death comprehensive fertility resource Share: Pregnancy and Infancy Loss Support, Inc. Pregnancy After Miscarriage Information about recurrent miscarriages Information about depression after loss International Council of Infertility Information Dissemination stillbirth information and support Center for Loss in Multiple Birth A Little Pregnant: Blog about IVF, miscarriage and pregnancy Babyfruit: Blog about miscarriage, fertility and pregnancy 40 Mournings and Nights: Blog about loss “How to be Good Friends with an Infertile” THE PREGNANT BRAIN pregnancy memoirs Pregnancy Stories by Cecelia A. Cancellaro Waiting for Birdy by Catherine Newman Knocked Up : Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-be by Rebecca Eckler Navel-Gazing: The Days and Nights of a Mother in the Making by Jennifer Matesa Love Works Like This: Moving from One Kind of Life to Another by Lauren Slater Increase by Lia Purpura Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood by Naomi Wolf support and guidance The Spirit of Pregnancy: An Interactive Anthology for Your Journey to Motherhood by Bonni Goldberg The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book by Jennifer Louden Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Deepak Chopra, M.D., David Simon, M.D, and Vicki Abrams, C.C.E., I.B.C.L.C. partners Pregnant Man : How Nature Makes Fathers Out of Men by Gordon Churchwell Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden The Father's Almanac The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be by Armin A. Brott, Armin A. Brott Daddytypes Weblog for Dads Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Mothers Tell All by Harlyn Aizley depression Beyond the Blues Pregnancy Blues domestic violence during pregnancy national domestic violence hotline Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: How to Move Beyond Your Past to Create an Abuse-Free Future by Beverly Engel Spare the Rod: Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse by Phil E. Quinn Prevent Child Abuse Controlling Parents American Institute on Domestic Violence PREGNANT LIFE working through pregnancy Occupational Safety and Health Administration National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health pregnancy discrimination baby gear Baby Bargains Alan Fields Consumer Reports Best Baby Products baby names The Baby Name Wizard circumcision Pro-Circumcision Info Medical info, history, statistics, and links Mothers Against Circumcision multiples The National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. Author and mother of twins, Elizabeth Lyons' Multiple birth prenatal education and support The Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation The Multiple Pregnancy Sourcebook: Pregnancy and the First Days with Twins, Triplets, and More by Nancy Bowers Twinspiration: Real-Life Advice From Pregnancy Through the First Year for Parents of Twins and Multiples by Cheryl Lage Expecting Twins, Triplets, and More : A Doctor's Guide to a Healthy and Happy Multiple Pregnancy by Rachel Franklin BIRTH birthing techniques The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence by Judith Lothian, Charlotte DeVries Preparation for Birth: The Complete Guide to the Lamaze Method by Beverly Savage, Diana Simkin Lamaze® International Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition  by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg Husband-Coached Childbirth : The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley The Bradley Method® birth gurus The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger  Sheila Kitzinger Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin Ina May Gaskin Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England, Rob Horowitz Birthing From Within The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin thinking about birth & birth choices Birth: The Surprising History of How We Were Born by Tina Cassidy Deliver This! Making The Childbirth Choice That’s Right for You… No Matter What Everyone Else Thinks by Marissa Cohen The Birth That's Right For You by Amen Ness, Lisa Gould Rubin, Jackie Frederick Berner home birth College of Midwives: Midwife-assisted home birth information Midwifery Today Magazine UK homebirth Website Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions about Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, and Hospital Birth by Barbara Harper, Suzanne Arms Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent water birth Birth Balance: A water birth and labor support resource doulas Doulas of North America  cord blood banking A Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Banks c-sections The Essential C-Section Guide  by Maureen Connolly, Dana Sullivan What if I Have a C-section? by Mark Landon and Rita Rubin Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth by Michele C. Moore and Caroline M. de Costa c-section risks The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services A Balanced View of Caesareans postpartum healing and support Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings and Needs After Childbirth, A Support and Resource Guide by Sally Placksin The Post-Pregnancy Handbook by Sylvia Brown with Mary Dowd Struck, R.N., M.S., C.N.M. After the Baby’s Birth: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women by Robin Lim BECOMING A PARENT emotional resource rescue: memoirs, fiction, humor Getting a Life by Helen Simpson The Mother Knot by Jane Lazarre Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year Anne Lamott The Bitch In the House Ed. Cathi Hanauer Mother Shock Andrea Buchanan Anything by Erma Bombeck Any issue of Brain, Child magazine A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk Inconsolable by Marrit Ingram Rise Up Singing: Black Women Writers on Motherhood by Cecelie Barry Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields Child of Mine edited by Christina Baker Kline the state of modern mother/parenthood Perfect Madness by Judith Warner Representations of Motherhood by Donna Bassin, Margaret Honey, and Meryle Mahrer Kaplan, editors Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood by Moyra Davey, ed. A Potent Spell by Janna Malamud Smith Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich The Mother Trip by Ariel Gore The Mommy Myth Susan J. Douglas, Meredith W. Michaels Mothers Who Think by Camille Peri and Kate Moses, ed. Mother Nature by Sarah Hrdy parenting support/guidance Becoming the Parent You Want To Be Laura Davis, Janis Keyser Parenting From the Inside Out Daniel Siegel, Mary Hartzell Everyday Blessings Jon Kabat-Zinn, Myla Kabat-Zinn postpartum depression and anxiety This Isn't What I Expected by Karen R. Kleiman, MSW and Valerie Raskin M.D. The Postpartum Husband by Karen R. Kleiman, MSW The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book by Sandra Poulin Beyond the Blues by Shoshana S. Bennett, Ph.D., Pec Indman Postpartum Support International Depression After Delivery The Center for Postpartum Health Postpartum Progress Website A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear by Janna Malamud Smith the balancing act Moms Rising: activism for a better balance Mothers and More: support, education and advocacy for all mothers Mommy Wars by Leslie Morgan Steiner The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars by Miriam Peskowitz The Price of Motherhood by Ann Crittenden going back to work blue suit mom working mother mom's refuge maternity and paternity leave U.S. Department of Labor National Partnership for Women & Families Families and Work Institute staying home Club Mom Mocha Moms Home With the Kids Dooce shared parenting/beyond mr. mom Rebeldad Daddytypes Slowlane Fatherneed by Kyle Pruit finding daycare childcare inc. daycare.com daycare trust assessing daycare National Resource Center for Health and Safety "13 Indicators of Quality Child Care" household employment tax ("the nanny tax") The Household Employer's Tax Guide Nanny Tax USA The International Nanny Association state tax information household employment tax calculator Info about state subsidized childcare at Child Care Aware single parenthood Parents Without Partners Single Mothers by Choice by Jane Mattes Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers and the American Dream by Ruth Sidel Raising Boys Without Men by Peggy Drexler Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott The Complete Single Mother by Andrea Engber, Leah Klungness The Single Parent Resource by Brook Noel, Arthur C. Klein adoption The Adoption Guide Adoption.org Adoptive Families: Information and Resources The Adoption Institute Adoption Links from an Adoptive Parent The AAP directory for pediatricians specializing in adoption and foster care Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolff The Post-Adoption Blues by Karen J. Foli, John R. Thompson A Love Like No Other Ed. by Pamela Kruger, Jill Smolowe The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant by Dan Savage Raising Adopted Children by Lois Ruskai Melina Collins Real Parents, Real Children by Holly Van Gulden multicultural families and cross-cultural adoption Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families by Myra Alperson Cross Cultural Adoption by Amy Coughlin, Caryn Abramowitz Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?: A Parent's Guide to Raising Multiracial Children by Donna Jackson Nakazawa Tripping on the Color Line: Blackwhite Multiracial Families in a Racially Divided World by Heather M. Dalmage I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla by Marguerite Wright Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib by Jaiya John, Charlene Maxwell (Ed) Raising Biracial Children by Rockquemore Kerry Ann surrogacy The American Surrogacy Center Surrogate Moms Online Everything Surrogacy Assisted Reproduction by Theresa Marie Erickson, MaryAnn Lathus. Surrogacy Was the Way by Zara Griswold. Beyond Infertility by Susan L. Cooper and Ellen S. Glazer A Matter of Trust by Gail Dutton Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates by Diane Ehrensaft pregnancy/parenting after infertility The Long-Awaited Stork by Ellen Sarasohn Glazer Adopting After Infertility by Patricia Irwin Johnston A Little Pregnant: Our Memoir of Fertility, Infertility, and a Marriage by Linda Carbone, Ed Waiting for Daisy by Peggy Orenstein infant development What's Going On In There by Lise Eliot Diary of a Baby by Daniel N. Stern BABY general baby care The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp Naturally Healthy Babies and Children by Aviva Jill Romm What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations by Stephanie Cave, Deborah Mitchell The Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults by Randall Neustaedter Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet Guide to Natural Baby Care by Mindy Pennybacker, Aisha Ikramuddin infant development Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall Klaus multiples Raising Twins by Eileen M. Pearlman, Jill Alison Ganon Double Duty by Christina Baglivi Tinglov Raising Twins After the First Year by Karen Gottesman The Art of Parenting Twins by Patricia Malmstrom, Janet Poland Ready or Not... Here We Come! by Elizabeth Lyons Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding & Caring for Twins or More by Karen Kerkhoff Gromada premature babies March of Dimes preemie baby/child/parent support parents of premature babies inc. preemie parents support neonatology on the web Preemies by Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli, Mia Wechsler Doron, M.D. Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child by Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D., and Mara Tesler Stein, Psych.D. The Preemie Parents. Companion by Susan L. Madden, William Sears, M.D., and Jane E. Stewart, M.D. The Early Birds : A Mother's Story for Our Times by Jenny Minton Preemies by Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti Paroli, Mia Wechsler Doron M.D. The Premature Baby Book by William Sears, et al. Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child by Deborah L. Davis, Mara Tesler Stein Kangaroo Care by Susan Ludington-Hoe special needs babies and children More Than a Mom by Heather Fawcett, Amy Baskin Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs by Judy Winter Parenting Your Complex Child by Peggy Lou Morgan Reflections from a Different Journey by Stanley Klein, John Kemp You Will Dream New Dreams by Kim Schive (Ed), Stanley D. Klein (Ed) Nobody's Perfect by Nancy B. Miller Voices from the Spectrum by Cindy N. Ariel (Ed), Robert A. Naseef (Ed) childproofing safe from toxics: a project of the state PIRGS and state environment groups environmental working group getting out with your baby go city kids urban baby American Association of Pediatrics car seat guide car seat info air travel info breastfeeding history and context At The Breast by Linda M. Blum Mother's Milk by Bernice L. Hausman Milk Money and Madness by Naomi Baumslag, M.D. and Dia L. Michels general breastfeeding resources Kellymom breastfeeding.com La Leche League International International Lactation Consultants Association The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins Bestfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your Baby by Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, Suzanne Arms So That's What They.re For! by Janet Tamaro Spilled Milk by Andy Steiner The Real Deal Breastfeeding DVD resources for specific breastfeeding problems Breastfeeding the Hospitalized Baby by Cyndi Egbert The Cleft Palate Foundation Dr. Sears: Breastfeeding Expert and parent of child with Down Syndrome breastfeeding after a breast reduction find a doctor supportive of breastfeeding ILCA La Leche League find a lactation consultant ILCA International Board of Lactation Consultant Consultant Examiners La Leche League eating, drinking, medications and milk Complete Guide to Everyday Risks in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding by Dr. Gideon Koren Medications and Mothers' Milk by Thomas W. Hale Dr. Hale's Breastfeeding Pharmacology Page motherrisk The Nursing Mother's Herbal by Sheila Humphrey Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed moms: making our milk safe Dr. Hale's Breatfeeding and Medications Forum tandem and extended nursing Mothering your Nursing Toddler by Norma Jane Bumgarner Adventures in Tandem Nursing by Hillary Flower weaning Mothering Your Nursing Toddler by Norma Jane Bumgartner How Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson So That's What They're For by Janet Tamaro sleep safety/SIDS SIDS safety co-sleeping resources The Baby Sleep Book and all other books by William and Martha Sears Dr. Sears Good Nights by Dr. Jay Gordon and Maria Goodavage Our Babies Our Selves by Meredith Small Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory