Learning more about your pregnancy through books and online literature is an important aspect of preparing yourself for parenthood. However, the information provided here does not substitute the advice you receive from your physician and healthcare team. Be sure to ask your physician for a recommended reading list that is most appropriate for your individual medical profile. Other suggested books may include:

Your Amazing Newborn. Marshall H., Md Klaus, Phyllis H. Klaus. Perseus Publishing, 1999.

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. The American Academy of Pediatrics, Stephen P. Shelov (Editor), Steven P. Shelov (Editor), Robert E. Hannemann (Editor). Bantam Books, Inc., 1998.

The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two. William Sears, Martha Sears (Contributor). Little, Brown & Company, 2003.

The New Father's Panic Book. Gene B. Williams. Avon, 1997.

Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You. Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher (Contributor), Suzanne Arms (Contributor). Ten Speed Press, 2000.

The Nursing Mother's Companion. Kathleen Huggins, Harriette Hartigan. Harvard Common Press, 1999.

Amy Spangler's Breastfeeding: A Parent's Guide. Amy Spangler, 1999.

Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work. Gale Pryor. Harvard Common Press, 1997.

American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life. William H. Dietz (Editor), Loraine Stern (Editor), American Academy of Pediatrics, Lorain Stern (Editor). Villard Books, 1999.

This page contains links to other Internet sites with information about pregnancy. 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 Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Psychological Association

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)

At-Home Dad Network

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, part of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Doulas of North America

Gene Clinics and Gene Tests (Online genetic resource with a searchable listing of labs that offer genetic tests)

International Board of Certified Lactation Consultant Examiners

International Lactation Consultant Association

La Leche League International

March of Dimes

National Center for Fathering

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Slowlane (The Online Resource For Stay At Home Dads)

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

The InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination

US Consumer Product Safety Commission

US Department of Labor

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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