Online Resources

This Web was compiled from a variety of sources including the online resources listed below, but is not intended to substitute or replace the professional medical advice you receive from your child’s physician. The content provided here is for informational purposed only, and was not designed to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease. Please consult your child’s physician with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition.

This page contains links to other World Wide Web sites with information about high-risk newborns. We hope you find these sites helpful, but please remember we do not control or endorse the information presented on these Web sites, nor do these sites endorse the information contained here.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Genetics - A site which lists AAP guidelines for healthcare supervision for children with common genetic disorders

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

American Heart Association

Gene Clinics - An online genetic resource that contains comprehensive information about selected genetic disorders

Gene Tests - An online genetic resource that contains a directory of genetics and prenatal diagnosis clinics in the United States

International Board of Certified Lactation Consultant Examiners

International Lactation Consultant Association

March of Dimes

National Down Syndrome Congress

National Down Syndrome Society

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Human Genome Research Institute

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease

SIDS of Illinois, 710 E. Ogden Ave., #550, Naperville, Illinois, 60563. Telephone: (800) 432-2437, (630) 305-7300. Fax: (630) 305-4773. 

The Spina Bifida Association of America

US Consumer Product Safety Commission