Prenatal Care

The primary NIH organization for research is National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

General/ Overviews

• Deliver the Best (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• JAMA Patient Page: Prenatal Care (American Medical Association)
• Staying Healthy During Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)
• Think Ahead (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)

Diagnosis/ Symptoms

• Prenatal Diagnosis: Amniocentesis and CVS (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Español/ Spanish

• Bebida y su Embarazo (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Bebés Saludables: La Importancia del Acido Fólico (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Preparación para el Embarazo (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Uso de la Cocaína Durante el Embarazo (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)

Nutrition

• Expectant Mothers and Foodborne Illness (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
• Folic Acid Now: Before You Know You're Pregnant (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Keep Your Baby Safe: Eat Hard Cheeses Instead of Soft Cheeses During Pregnancy (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)

Organizations

• Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction)
• March of Dimes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Prevention/ Screening

• Decreasing the Chance of Birth Defects (Food and Drug Administration)
• How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects (Food and Drug Administration)

Specific Conditions/ Aspects

• Cocaine Use During Pregnancy (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Drinking During Pregnancy (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Safety of X-Rays During Pregnancy (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Thalidomide (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Vitamin A (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction)

Statistics

• FASTATS: Prenatal Care (National Center for Health Statistics)