Health and Medical Guide to Womens Health Pregnancy Health information topics about Pregnancy: Alternative Therapy 1. Chiropractic Advice for Moms-to-Be American Chiropractic Association http://www.acatoday.com/media/tips/pregnancy.shtml Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC&sub_... 2. Fetal Life Support System: Placenta, Umbilical Cor American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/fetallifesupportsystem.htm... 3. Atlas of the Body: Changes during Pregnancy American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZO0MM56JC&sub_... Children 1. Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/sibling_prep.html 2. Things to Expect When Your Mom Is Pregnant Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/mom_pregnant.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pregnancy Complications National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D011248&recruiting... Coping 1. Working during Your Pregnancy: Tips for the Mom-to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WL00035 Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Calculating Your Dates: Gestation, Conception, and American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/calculatingdates.html 2. Ultrasound: Obstetric American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/obstetric_ultrasound.htm 3. Early Pregnancy Symptoms American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/gettingpregnant/earlypregnancysymptoms.htm... 4. JAMA Patient Page: How Do I Know If I'm Pregn American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZL1R1TESC&sub_... 5. Early Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy: Things You Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PR00102 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Medical Terms to Know American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/medicaltermstoknow.html Financial Issues 1. Healthy Pregnancy: Financial Assistance/Aid National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/Pregnancy/financial.htm Health Check Tools 1. Due Date Calculator National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/Pregnancy/duedate1.cfm 2. Your Pre-Pregnancy IQ March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/1808_1953.asp Law and Policy 1. Pregnancy Discrimination Equal Employment Opportunity Commission http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-preg.html 2. Family and Medical Leave Act Dept. of Labor http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ 3. Special Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hiv/maternal4.asp Men 1. Especially for Fathers American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZP8PQE67C&sub_... 2. Helping Out during Pregnancy March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/362_757.asp Nutrition 1. During Your Pregnancy: Do You Get Enough Calcium E March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_9472.asp 2. Fit for Two: Tips for Pregnancy NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/two.htm 3. Eating during Pregnancy Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/eating_pregnancy.html 4. Pregnancy and a Healthy Diet National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/preg-nutr.htm Organizations 1. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/ 2. National Women's Health Information Center Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.4woman.gov/ 3. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist http://www.acog.org/ 4. American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/ Overviews 1. Having a Healthy Pregnancy National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/abc.htm 2. Staying Healthy During Pregnancy Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/preg_health.html 3. Pregnancy Calendar Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_calendar/pregnancy_calendar_intro.ht... Prevention/Screening 1. Screening Tests during Pregnancy American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/pregnancy.html Related Issues 1. Air Travel During Pregnancy: Is It Safe? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00398 2. Hair Dye: Is It Safe to Use in Pregnancy? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00241 3. Flu Shot: Is It Safe during Pregnancy? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00651 4. Fetal Immunity? Why the Mother's Immune Syste Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00687 5. Exercise during Pregnancy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5744187C&sub_... 6. During Your Pregnancy: Stress March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_527.asp 7. Depression in Pregnancy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00888 8. Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Testing: The Decision Is American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJE8XUUSC&sub_... 9. Common Concerns and Exposures Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/ccae_index.html 10. Bleeding during Pregnancy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZATSVU67C&sub_... 11. Back Pain during Pregnancy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00302 12. Asthma and Pregnancy American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmaandpregnancy.stm 13. Aspirin Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/aspirin-ccae.html 14. Pregnancy Choices: Raising the Baby, Adoption and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZHSWHG97C&sub_... 15. Are X-Rays Safe during Pregnancy? American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/373.xml 16. Morning Sickness American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/154.xml 17. Unplanned Pregnancy: My Three Choices American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/unplannedpregnancy/my3choices.html 18. Understanding Your Body during Pregnancy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PR00081 19. Preconception Planning: Take Care Now for a Health Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01251 20. Pregnancy and Exercise: What You Can Do for a Heal American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/305.xml 21. Pregnancy and Liver Function American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases https://www.aasld.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=FastFacts_Preg 22. Pregnancy and the Liver American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 23. Morning Sickness and More: Common Problems during Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00451 24. Pregnancy Health American Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/index.html 25. Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding, and Travel: Health Info Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/pregnant.htm 26. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Bladder Control National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/pregnancy_ez/index.htm 27. Pregnancy: Should I Use a Seat Belt? American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/824.xml 28. Pregnancy: Things to Think about Before You'r American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/076.xml 29. Sleeping during Pregnancy Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/sleep_during_pregn... 30. Sex during Pregnancy Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/sex_pregnancy.html... 31. Right Way to Get Pregnant: Your Environment Is You National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/pregnant/home.htm 32. Rh Factor: How It Can Affect Your Pregnancy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAM52C67C&sub_... 33. Pregnant Women: Pet Safety Tips National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pregnant.htm Research 1. Some Pregnant Women Are Prescribed Drugs Which May Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/pregdrugpr.htm 2. Other Topics in Pregnancy and Birth Research National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/other_topics.cfm Statistics 1. Safe Motherhood: Promoting Health for Women before National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_drh.htm 2. Safe Motherhood: Preventing Pregnancy-Related Illn National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_motherhood/index.htm 3. New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for t National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/03facts/revisesrates.htm 4. FASTATS: Unmarried Childbearing National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/unmarry.htm 5. Estimated Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1 National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_23.pdf 6. American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families: Aver National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/ameriwomen.htm 7. Birth Rates for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs041123.htm Treatment 1. New Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women with A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2005/nhlbi-11.htm   Women's Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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