Websites

The internet has many, many websites providing pregnancy, childbirth, child care and parenting information. We have listed a few of the best and a few notes about each.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), good general pregnancy reference, http://www.acog.org/

Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, general information about newborn care and related topics, http://www.chkd.org/normal_newborn/sitemap.asp

http://www.familydoctor.org/, general pregnancy and infant care information

The Humane Society of the United States has information about Pregnancy and Toxoplasmosis and Introducing Your Pet and New Baby .

Laleche League, breastfeeding, http://www.lalecheleague.org/, good reference for anything to do with breastfeeding. LaLeche League of Tidewater Referral Line (757) 857-8403 will put you in contact with groups in this area.

Mayo Clinic (newborn skin conditions slide show), http://www.mayoclinic.com/, select Baby's Health from healthy living centers

March of Dimes, good source for information about complications and birth defects http://www.marchofdimes.com/, full text and printable versions of all patient education pages.

The Military Family Network provides wide ranging information about your community at http://www.emilitary.org/

http://www.magella.com/ Obstetrix provides resources about various high-risk issues. The site will answer frequently asked questions and concerns about fetal development.

Umbilical cord blood banking information is available at http://www.cordblood.com/

This site offers a support network for high-risk families. They offer contacts to articles, resources and a chat room for mothers with a high risk pregnancy. - http://www.sidelines.org/

General information but usually geared toward military families - http://www.militarybaby.com/

Hampton Roads Baby Zone - http:www.hamtonroads.babyzone.com/

Free pregnancy calendar and week by week pregnancy information - http://www.pregnancy.about.com/

Lots of links on child birth topics less on pregnancy, very commercial - http://www.childbirth.org/

Photos taken by Growing Family - http://www.growingfamily.com

 

Books & Magazines

What to Expect When You're Expecting , (ISBN 0-7611-2132-3), 2002 edition. This is a good reference for just about every aspect of your pregnancy.

Lamaze Parent or Baby Talk , these magazines are available for free in the OB clinics. It provides a good overview of childbirth.

Tidewater Parent , this is a local, free magazine covering most anything to do with kids, events, businesses, schools, etc.