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Nurse-Midwifery | Childbirth & Parenting | Women's Health | Breastfeeding | Policy & Professional Organizations | Government Resources | Nursing Resources | Midwifery Resources | Health Care Information | Cross-cultural Health Care Issues
Nurse-Midwifery
Midwife.org
American College of Nurse-Midwives
8403 Colesville Rd. Suite 1550
Silver Spring MD 20910
240-485-1800
www.shopACNM.com

MyMidwife.org
My Midwife is presented by the American College of Nurse midwives includes everything you need to know about midwifery, pregnancy, and women's health.

Mothering.com
Natural Family Living

Childbirth & Parenting
RealSavvyMoms.com
Resources For New Mothers and Moms. Preconception, Pregnancy, Parenting. Real Savvy Moms.

Postpartum.net
Post Partum Support International

Marchofdimes.com

Ican-online.org
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
1304 Kingsdale Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Phone: 310-542-6400

Dona.org
Doulas of North America (DONA)
13513 North Grove Drive
Alpine, UT 84004
Phone: 801-756-7331

Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy & Childbirth

by Sandy Jones & Marcie Jones
Barnes & Noble Books-Imports (November, 2004)

Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Birth

by Barbara Harper
(Inner Traditions 1994) 0892814802

Childbirth.org

Pregnancy and childbirth information

Maternitywise.com
Pregnancy and childbirth information from the Maternity Center Association

Birthcenters.org
The National Association of Childbearing Center's Web site, providing information on childbirth centers and parenting

Motherfriendly.org
Coalition for improving maternity services, represents approximately 90,000 birth professionals and offers information on the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative

Mymidwife.org

Everything you need to know about midwifery, pregnancy, and women's health

Lamaze.org - Lamaze International
2025 M Street, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-3309
Phone: 800-368-4404, Fax 202-367-2128

icea.org - International Childbirth Education Association

PO Box 20048
Minneapolis, MD 55420

Bradleybirth.com - American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth

Box 5224
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413-5224
Phone: 800-4-A-BIRTH

Sarahbuckley.com 
Pregnancy & Intervention Risk

Women’s Health
ndvh.org - National Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone: 800-799-SAFE (7233)

4women.gov

The Federal Government Source for Women's Health Information

Girlshealth.gov

Website made just for young girls!

Gardasil.com


Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Breastfeeding

Breastfeedingonline.com
Dr. Jack Newman Breastfeeding site

GotMom.org
Created by the American College of Nurse-Midwives to provide breastfeeding information and resources for mothers and families

Lalecheleague.org - LaLeche League

La Leche League has a rich history and an established philosophy of mothering through breastfeeding.
1400 N. Meacham Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079
Phone: 800-LA-LECHE

Breastfeeding.com
The #1 Site for Breastfeeding Information, Support, and Attitude!

Complete Book of Breastfeeding
by Marvin S. Eiger, MD and Sally Wendkos Olds
Workman Publishing Company 1999 (Third Edition)

The Nursing Mother's Companion

by Kathleen Huggins
Harvard Common Press 1999 (Fourth Edition)

Policy & Professional Organizations

ahcpr.gov
Agency for Health Care Policy & Research (AHCPR)

apha.org
American Public Health Association (APHA)

awhonn.org
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

amchp.org
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)

Lamaze-childbirth.com/
ASPO/Lamaze Home Page

irh.org
Institute for Reproductive Health

jiwh.org
Jacobs Institute of Women's Health -State profiles on women's health

marchofdimes.com

birthcenters.org
National Association of Childbearing Centers (NACC)

nrharural.org

National Rural Health Association (RHA)

paho.org
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

who.int
World Health Organization (WHO)

wes.org
World Education Services

Orthotri-cyclen.com

Orthotri-cyclen Q&A in 20 languages

.uic.edu/pharmacy/research/diet/
University of Illinois-Chicago (Botanicals Study)

Government Resources

cdc.gov
Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

fedworld.gov/
Fedworld

fda.gov
Food & Drug Administation (FDA Regulations)

hrsa.gov
Health Resources & Services Administration/Grant Information

loc.gov
Library of Congress

nlm.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine

nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov

National Health Service Corps

nih.gov

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

kdhe.state.ks.us

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

kdhe.state.ks.us/vital/
Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

kslegislature.org
Kansas Legislative Services

census.gov

U.S. Census Data

Nursing Resources

cinahl.com/
CINAHL - Nursing literature search

bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
Bureau of Health Professions/Division of Nursing

ninr.nih.gov/ninr/
National Institute of Nursing Research

Midwifery Resources
midwife.org
American College of Nurse-Midwives Web Page

accmidwife.org/
AMCB Certification Council
 
cochrane.org
Cochrane Collaboration

healthgate.com
Healthgate Healthy Woman

midwiferytoday.com
 Midwifery Today

obgyn.net/
OB-GYN net

my.webmd.com
WebMD - American College of Nurse-Midwives


Health Care Information

ahcpr.gov

AHCPR Clinical practice Guidelines

cmhc.com
CMHC Systems for technology and management information systems for human service organizations

Cross-cultural Health Care Issues

ethnomed.org
EthnoMed Home Page

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