Post by alyk on Jul 9, 2008 11:49:06 GMT -5
This is a list of useful websites I've compiled in reference to pregnancy. If you have an additional sites you'd like to add, please PM me and I will add them. Please note that these are only to be used as a reference, not an actual diagnosis. Make sure you contact your medical provider if you have any real concerns.
Aly
Maternal and Fetal Testing -- including POAS, bHCG, progesterone, amniocentisis, alpha fetoprotein, sonograms
General Tests
www.peeonastick.com/ -- Fun experiments with pregnancy tests and OPKs
www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html -- bHCG-level ranges for specific weeks during pregnancy
www.justmommies.com/articles/progesterone-pregnancy.shtml -- Progesterone levels before and during pregnancy
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/bloodtest.html -- Blood tests in general
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/urinetest.html -- Urine tests in general
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/rhfactor.html -- RH factor testing (is your blood positive or negative?)
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/ultrasound.html -- General information about ultrasounds and sonograms
First Trimester
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/cvs.html -- Chronic Villus Sampling
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/firstscreen.html -- For Down’s, Trisomy 18 and neural tube defects
Second Trimester
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/amniocentesis.html -- General information about amniocentesis
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/afp.html -- Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/cordocentesis.html -- Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/quadscreen.html -- Quad screen
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/tripletest.html -- Triple screen
Third Trimester
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/biophysicalprofile.html -- Biophysical profile
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/glucosetest.html -- Glucose Tolerance Testing
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/non-stresstest.html -- Fetal non-stress test
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/groupbstrepinfection.html -- Group B Strep test
Growth and Development -- Information about various phases of fetal growth and development
Fetal Development
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/earlyfetaldevelopment.htm -- Early fetal development, including predicted progesterone and bHCG levels during early pregnancy.
www.ehd.org/prenatal-images-index.php -- Ultrasound images throughout fetal development stages
www.umm.edu/pregnancy/
www.pregnancy.org/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment1.php
Week-by-Week Calendars
www.americanpregnancy.org/weekbyweek/
www.justmommies.com/prg-pregnancy-week-by-week.shtml
www.webmd.com/baby/pregnancy-calendar
Due Date Calculators
www.justmommies.com/duedate.shtml
www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/calc_due_date.htm
Etcetera
www.justmommies.com/articles/when-will-i-show.shtml -- For those who wonder when people will be able to tell they’re pregnant
www.justmommies.com/articles/heartbeat-on-ultrasound.shtml -- When you can see a heartbeat on an ultrasound
www.askdrsears.com/ -- Another good general site
www.babykick.blogspot.com/ -- Kick counting
Food and Drink -- USDA food pyramids, FDA food guides, any of my papers I read on the effects of foods
www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/index.html -- USDA food pyramid for pregnant and breastfeeding women
Food Safety
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/ -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information about pregnancy
www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/food_safety.html -- General information on food safety in general
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/foodstoavoid.html -- Foods to avoid; references FDA and CDC sites
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/fishmercury.htm -- Mercury levels in fish; references FDA, NRDC, and ACPM; includes tuna consumption recommendations
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html -- FDA listing of mercury in seafood
www.webmd.com/baby/news/20060605/canned-tuna-avoid-pregnant --Debating the consumption of tuna
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/artificialsweetner.htm -- Artificial sweetener recommendations; references FDA and Cleveland Clinic
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/caffeine.html -- Caffeine consumption recommendations; references Organization of Teratology Information Services and March of Dimes
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravingspica.html -- Pica is a condition where women crave non-food items
Medication -- Information about drug classes
www.safefetus.com/ -- A good, yet incomplete site where one can search for drug safety classes
www.merck.com/mmhe/sec22/ch259/ch259a.html -- The Merck Manual has been a popular reference for years
www.perinatology.com/exposures/druglist.htm -- A list of links with databases about drugs and reproduction
Gender Prediction – For those on “Team Green” or who really want to know. Not real references, but more for your amusement
www.justmommies.com/quizzes/gender_prediction_quiz.php
www.childbirth.org/articles/boyorgirl.html
pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/l/blchinesegenderchart.htm
www.obfocus.com/calculators/gender.htm
www.pregnancy-info.net/wives_tales_and_myths.html
Birth Plans – For those who want one
www.childbirth.org/interactive/ibirthplan.html
www.birthplan.com/
www.babycenter.com/calculators-birthplan
www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/birthplan/
www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/birthplan.htm
Maternity Leave
www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ -- US Information
www.servicecanada.gc.ca/ -- Canadian information
Cord Blood Preservation
www.cordblood.com/
www.viacord.com/
www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_Blood_Share_Life/How_to_Donate_Cord_Blood/CB_Participating_Hospitals/nmdp_cord_blood_hospitals.pl
General Concerns -- Things you can and can't do during pregnancy, like bikini waxing or sky diving
www.americanpregnancy.org/isitsafe/ -- General listing of various activities and items of consumption with links to larger articles on their safety
www.perinatology.com/ -- Website with information compiled for perinatologists
www.childbirth.org/articles/index.html -- General information site which I haven’t explored
www.webmd.com/baby/guide/healthy-weight-gain -- Weight gain recommendations during pregnancy
cosmeticdatabase.com/wordsearch.php?query=baby&&atatime=500 – Cosmetic products (like soap, etc.) and all of the commercial ingredients
Aly
Maternal and Fetal Testing -- including POAS, bHCG, progesterone, amniocentisis, alpha fetoprotein, sonograms
General Tests
www.peeonastick.com/ -- Fun experiments with pregnancy tests and OPKs
www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html -- bHCG-level ranges for specific weeks during pregnancy
www.justmommies.com/articles/progesterone-pregnancy.shtml -- Progesterone levels before and during pregnancy
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/bloodtest.html -- Blood tests in general
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/urinetest.html -- Urine tests in general
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/rhfactor.html -- RH factor testing (is your blood positive or negative?)
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/ultrasound.html -- General information about ultrasounds and sonograms
First Trimester
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/cvs.html -- Chronic Villus Sampling
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/firstscreen.html -- For Down’s, Trisomy 18 and neural tube defects
Second Trimester
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/amniocentesis.html -- General information about amniocentesis
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/afp.html -- Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/cordocentesis.html -- Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/quadscreen.html -- Quad screen
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/tripletest.html -- Triple screen
Third Trimester
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/biophysicalprofile.html -- Biophysical profile
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/glucosetest.html -- Glucose Tolerance Testing
www.americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/non-stresstest.html -- Fetal non-stress test
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/groupbstrepinfection.html -- Group B Strep test
Growth and Development -- Information about various phases of fetal growth and development
Fetal Development
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/earlyfetaldevelopment.htm -- Early fetal development, including predicted progesterone and bHCG levels during early pregnancy.
www.ehd.org/prenatal-images-index.php -- Ultrasound images throughout fetal development stages
www.umm.edu/pregnancy/
www.pregnancy.org/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment1.php
Week-by-Week Calendars
www.americanpregnancy.org/weekbyweek/
www.justmommies.com/prg-pregnancy-week-by-week.shtml
www.webmd.com/baby/pregnancy-calendar
Due Date Calculators
www.justmommies.com/duedate.shtml
www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/calc_due_date.htm
Etcetera
www.justmommies.com/articles/when-will-i-show.shtml -- For those who wonder when people will be able to tell they’re pregnant
www.justmommies.com/articles/heartbeat-on-ultrasound.shtml -- When you can see a heartbeat on an ultrasound
www.askdrsears.com/ -- Another good general site
www.babykick.blogspot.com/ -- Kick counting
Food and Drink -- USDA food pyramids, FDA food guides, any of my papers I read on the effects of foods
www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/index.html -- USDA food pyramid for pregnant and breastfeeding women
Food Safety
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/ -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information about pregnancy
www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/food_safety.html -- General information on food safety in general
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/foodstoavoid.html -- Foods to avoid; references FDA and CDC sites
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/fishmercury.htm -- Mercury levels in fish; references FDA, NRDC, and ACPM; includes tuna consumption recommendations
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html -- FDA listing of mercury in seafood
www.webmd.com/baby/news/20060605/canned-tuna-avoid-pregnant --Debating the consumption of tuna
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/artificialsweetner.htm -- Artificial sweetener recommendations; references FDA and Cleveland Clinic
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/caffeine.html -- Caffeine consumption recommendations; references Organization of Teratology Information Services and March of Dimes
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravingspica.html -- Pica is a condition where women crave non-food items
Medication -- Information about drug classes
www.safefetus.com/ -- A good, yet incomplete site where one can search for drug safety classes
www.merck.com/mmhe/sec22/ch259/ch259a.html -- The Merck Manual has been a popular reference for years
www.perinatology.com/exposures/druglist.htm -- A list of links with databases about drugs and reproduction
Gender Prediction – For those on “Team Green” or who really want to know. Not real references, but more for your amusement
www.justmommies.com/quizzes/gender_prediction_quiz.php
www.childbirth.org/articles/boyorgirl.html
pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/l/blchinesegenderchart.htm
www.obfocus.com/calculators/gender.htm
www.pregnancy-info.net/wives_tales_and_myths.html
Birth Plans – For those who want one
www.childbirth.org/interactive/ibirthplan.html
www.birthplan.com/
www.babycenter.com/calculators-birthplan
www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/birthplan/
www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/birthplan.htm
Maternity Leave
www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/ -- US Information
www.servicecanada.gc.ca/ -- Canadian information
Cord Blood Preservation
www.cordblood.com/
www.viacord.com/
www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_Blood_Share_Life/How_to_Donate_Cord_Blood/CB_Participating_Hospitals/nmdp_cord_blood_hospitals.pl
General Concerns -- Things you can and can't do during pregnancy, like bikini waxing or sky diving
www.americanpregnancy.org/isitsafe/ -- General listing of various activities and items of consumption with links to larger articles on their safety
www.perinatology.com/ -- Website with information compiled for perinatologists
www.childbirth.org/articles/index.html -- General information site which I haven’t explored
www.webmd.com/baby/guide/healthy-weight-gain -- Weight gain recommendations during pregnancy
cosmeticdatabase.com/wordsearch.php?query=baby&&atatime=500 – Cosmetic products (like soap, etc.) and all of the commercial ingredients
and thank you to whichever moderator or Clara stickied it already. I appreciate it. I also appreciate some of the suggestions I've gotten already. They've been included.
