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Newborns: Websites |
General Information
- Total Baby Care
This new site, focuses on the needs and issues surrounding the care of infants. Sponsored by Pampers as part of their new initiative called the Pampers Parenting Institute, it has discussions with Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and other renowned pediatricians as well as information from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is the professional organization whose dentist members are specially trained to provide both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants, children, adolescents, and patients with special health care needs. This site is rich with information for parents. For example, two pages we found interesting are:
- CDC Immunization Information Page
If you want in depth information about the immunizations that are recommended for your child then visit this site from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC). Many of the articles also include statistics and research data for your reference. This site is ideal for those parents who want to know more about specific immunizations in order to make an informed decision with their pediatrician or medical professional about what is best for their child.
- 100 Top Hospitals: Benchmarks for Success
Review HCIA-Mercer's list of the Top 100 Hospitals and see if your local hospital is on it. This is the 1994 summary of their annual report.
- PEDINFO Home Page
Need references for children's hospitals, info on pediatric subspecialties or info on specific pediatric conditions or diseases? Then this site is for you.
- Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support Group This is a voluntary group located in Vancover, British Columbia that has helpful and supportive information.
Premature Infants
- For Parents Of Preemies
Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin and The Center For Perinatal Care at Meriter Hospital, this site contains a wealth of information about premature babies, including answers to the questions most commonly asked questions by the parents and family.
- Infantile Apnea And Home Monitoring
This is a long detailed technical paper that will be quite informative for the parents of any premature infant who is undergoing home monitoring. It is from the National Institutes of Health.
- Preemie Resources
This page has a good list of books, sources for financial aid, mailing lists, websites and more. It is a good place to start to look for other information on the web.
- Discussion Groups, Mailing Lists and Chat Areas about Premature Infants
Here you'll find descriptions for two mailing lists - one on preemies and the other on families of preemies. The list managers believe that having a premature baby can be a scary and lonely business. and they hope that through this list they can offer support and the benefits of a wide range of experiences to other parents.
