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Online resources for different topic areas
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Abortion
Abortion & Ethics (University of San Diego)
Abortion Policies: a Global View (United Nations)
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Antenatal Care
Folic Acid: What all women should know (Department of Health)
Gestation Network (Perinatal Institute, an NHS website)
Staying Healthy During Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)
Caesarean Section
NICE guideline on Caesarean Section
Caeseran section: article from NHS Direct
Caesarean Delivery (Gynob.com)
Caesarean Voices (artwork and writing by Caesarean-born people)
Planning a good Caesarean section (UK Midwifery archives)
VBAC.com (Vaginal Birth after Caeserean - for women and maternity healthcare professionals)
Complementary & Alternative Therapy
Complementary alternative therapies and homeopathy (NMC, 2008)
Complementary and alternative therapies (RCM position statement, 2007)
Baby massage and other therapies
Complementary and alternative therapies (UK Midwifery archives)
Waterbirth information (Website about waterbirth in general)
Waterbirth International (US Website about waterbirth)
Databases and Useful Web Links
Databases
AMED (EBSCO: Alternative/Complementary Medicine)
British Nursing Index (BNI) - EBSCO
PubMED (MEDLINE from National Library of Medicine)
Social Care Online: free online resource for social care & social work literature
Also View: A-Z list of Online Resources
Useful websites / Subject-based Internet Gateways
e-medicine: obstetrics/gynecology
Internet resources for midwifery
Martindales’ virtual medical center: obstetrics
Nursing, midwifery and allied health (Intute)
Patient.uk: pregnancy and childbirth
Women's health resources (OBGYN.net)
Women’s health specialist library (NLH)
Gateways to websites
e-medicine: obstetrics/gynecology
Martindales’ virtual medical center: obstetrics
Nursing, midwifery and allied health (Intute)
Patient.uk: pregnancy and childbirth
Women’s Health: Specialist Collection from NHS Evidence (formerly National Library for Health Specialist Library)
Women's health resources (OBGYN.net)
Ethical and Legal Issues
Documents
Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues (Nuffield Council on Bioethics, 2004)
Maternity and paternity rights and benefits: survey of parents (Department for Work & Pensions, 2005)
Maternity services in Sure Start local programmes (2005)
New and expectant mothers at work (Health & Safety Executive, 2003)
NMC code of professional conduct (Nursing & Midwifery Council, 2008)
Web links
Abortion and ethics (Collection of links from the University of San Diego)
Code of ethics (International Confederation of Midwives)
Health and safety for new and expectant mothers (Health & Safety Exeuctive: links to different resources)
Pregnancy and maternity: what the law says (Equality & Human Rights Commission - current legislation)
Evidence-based Midwifery
Practice Guidelines: Evidence-based Guidelines in Midwifery-led Care in Labour (RCM, 2008)
Reproductive care programme: guidelines (British Columbia)
Childbirth connection (website for health professionals)
Free tutorials on finding and using evidence-based health information (Collection of links from the RCM)
Motherisk (Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto)
TRIP (Turning Research into Practice) database (Free database for good quality clinical information)
Fertility, family planning & genetics
Fertility & Family Planning
Fertility: assessment & treatment for people with fertility problems (NICE guidance documents)
Perinatal Risks Associated with IVF (RCOG guidance, 2007)
Birth Control (MEDLINE Plus references)
British Fertility Society (website)
Condoms: History, testing, availability and effectiveness (from AVERT: AIDS charity)
Family Planning: BMJ Topic collection
Human Fertilization and Embryology Association (UK)
Infertility (MEDLINE Plus references)
International Planned Parent Federation
IVF.Net (Global resource for scientists)
IVF-Infertility (UK website for couples having difficulty finding information about the causes/treatment of infertility, including IVF)
Progress Education Trust - PET (UK charity's website)
Genetics
Centre for Genetics Education (North Shore Hospital, Sydney)
Genetics Education Center (University of Kansas)
Gene Testing (Open University material)
Human Genetics Commission (advises UK Government on developments in genetics in their impact on individuals)
Government Organizations and Statistics
Care Quality Commission (formerly, Healthcare Commission)
Community Health Profiles (Association of Public Health Observatories/Department of Health/NHS)
Department of Health publications and statistics
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
National Library of Guidelines
NHS Evidence (formerly, National Library for Health)
Office of National Statistics (select theme)
Perinatal Mortality Statistics (Perinatal Institute)
History of Midwifery
Books/Documents
The compleat midwife’s practice (1656)
Maternal care (Wellcome Witness Seminar, 2001)
The maternal management of children, in health and disease (1840)
The prospective mother, a handbook for women during pregnancy (c. 1912)
Web pages
A brief History of midwifery (from Student Midwife.net)
A history of midwifery in pictures
The history of the feeding bottle
Midwives and maternity care in the Roman world
A short history of the development of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
United Kingdom Centre for the History of Nursing & Midwifery
Images/ Presentations etc
Animations on conception, development, and delivery (University of Pennsylvania)
The Doe Report: ob/gyn medical illustration
Hardin.MD: women’s health and gynecology
Medical animations: normal delivery
Nine-month miracle (University of Maryland)
Infant Development
Prevention of low birth weight: assessing the effectiveness of interventions (Health Development Agency briefing, 2003)
Deaf Parenting UK (resources for deaf parents and professionals working with deaf parents)
Infant and newborn development (MedlinePlus)
Infant and toddler health (Mayo Clinic)
Infection Control
Childhood Vaccination Fact File (Document from RCN)
Infection Intervention Practices in Emergency Care (Document produced by Engender Health for the AMDD Program)
Infections & Pregnancy: MEDLINE Plus topic
MMR Information /links from NHS Choices
National Electronic Library of Infection (NELI): Library of evidence-based resources from City University, London
Maternal Age
Documents
Pregnancy in women over 45: should this be encouraged? (article from the journal Menopause International, 2007)
National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network (founded by midwives in 2001)
Teenage parents: who cares? A guide to commissioning and delivering services for young parents (Department of Health/Department for Children, Schools & Families, 2nd edition, 2008 – replaces the 2004publication)
Websites
Pregnancy after 35 (non-profit organization website)
Multiple Births
The Multiple Births Foundation (UK Charity website)
Twins & Multiple Births Association (UK Charity website)
Twins, Triplets & Multiple Births (Medline Plus links)
Mental Health
Antenatal and postnatal mental health (NICE guidance, 2007 onwards)
Association of Post-Natal Illness (UK support website)
Post-partum Depression (MedlinePlus links)
Mentorship, Supervision & Professional Organizations
Mentorship, Supervision
Standards for the Preparation and Practice of Supervisors of Midwives (2006)
Professional Organizations
Websites
American College of Nurse-Midwives
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services
Association of Radical Midwives
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
British Association of Perinatal Medicine
Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association (part of UNITE website)
Independent Midwives Association
International Confederation of Midwives
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Royal College of Midwives
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Supervision
Midwifery Care (various aspects)
Documents
A guide to effective care in Pregnancy & Childbirth - EXCERPT (Oxford University Press, 2000 third edition for women/families & healthcare professionals)
Gynecology & Obstetrics: Merck Manual
Quality Improvement for Emergency Obstetric Care (Engender Health)
Websites
Childbirth Connection: evidence-based resources to improve the quality of maternity services
Obstetrics & Gynaecology (from eMedicine)
MIDIRS (Maternity Information and Resource Services): website dedicated to education and practice
Midwifery Today (website of a publishing company dedicated to material relating to midwifery - includes e-newsletter)
Midwivesonline.com (website written by midwives and health visitors; includes large FAQ section for parents)
MDLinx: news service for obstetrics & gynaecology
Perinatal Institute (NHS website dedicated to perinatal mortality and morbidity in the
region)
Pregnancy (BMJ Topic Collection)
Neo-Natal & Peri-Natal Care
Key Documents
Routine Examination of the Newborn (Guideline from NHS Quality Improvement, Scotland, 2008; update of 2004 version)
Other resources
Infant and newborn care (MedlinePlus)
Toddler health (MedlinePlus)
Neonatology articles (e-medicine)
Newborn screening (MedlinePlus)
Perinatal Institute (NHS)
Perinatal mortality statistics
Premature babies (MedlinePlus)
News headlines- keep up-to-date
BBC News: Latest Health news items
Children's health and maternity services e-bulletin (Dept. of Health)
RCM: Link to e-zine (you can sign-up to receive this by e-mail)
Pre-natal Care; Diagnosis and Screening
NICE guidelines: select appropriate Topic
Fetal Ultrasound Slide Show (Mayo Clinic)
Health Development Agency (Part of NICE): Guidelines
Newborn Screening resources from MEDLINEPlus
Prenatal Care: a selection of documents from MEDLINEPlus
Pregnancy and Childbirth Complications
Improving pregnancy for women with diabetes (Factsheet from NHS Diabetes)
Management of HIV in Pregnancy (RCOG 2010)
Management of Severe Epiclampsia (Amendment to 2006 Guideline)
Managing Complications in Pregnancy & Childbirth (WHO, 2007)
Pregnancy Loss
CLIMB (Center for Loss in Multiple Birth) (website written by and for parents)
Ectopic Pregnancy Trust (UK Charity)
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (UK Charity)
Hygeia Foundation (US website)
Miscarriage Association (UK charity)
Miscarriage and pregnancy loss (US non-profit organization)
National Stillbirth Society (US)
Pregnancy loss (MedlinePlus Links)
SIDS Network (UK website offering information on Sudden Infant Death & Other Infant Death)
Sudden infant death syndrome (MedlinePlus Links)
Transcultural Practice
Documents
Transcultural Practice: Links from the Royal College of Nursing
Websites
Dhai-mah – midwife (Deen Islam)
Islam Set: obstetrics and gynaecology
Maternity Action (Charity Website)
National Perintal Epidemiology Unit (Multi-disciplinary research unit, part of Public Health Unit, University of Oxford)
