Perinatal Provider Library

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MotherToBaby Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets answer frequently asked questions about common exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding, including medications, recreational substances, cosmetic treatments, health conditions, infections, vaccines and more. Available in English and Spanish.

https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/

CDC | Vaccines for Your Children

What vaccines your child needs by age

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/

HealthyChildren.org | Vaccines Your Child Needs

Website with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for children's vaccines

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Vaccines-Your-Child-Needs.aspx?_gl=1*szyc1l*_ga*MTc4Njk3ODE1OC4xNzIwOTc4OTg0*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*MTcyMDk3ODk4NS4xLjEuMTcyMDk3OTAyOC4wLjAuMA

https://vbac.com/

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Facts

https://vbacfacts.com/

https://www.thevbaclink.com/

Suspected Big Babies

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TaW04CNmIZRTIzgrTFkbf0gtJ9DIlqFD/view?usp=drive_link

Spinning Babies

https://www.spinningbabies.com/

Suspected Big Babies - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sz1ZNhDCdFnffCqsb_n3lPdNfrte5-sC/view?usp=drive_link

Supporting all bodies in all forms

https://www.sizefriendly.com/home

Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition | Lily Nichols RDN, CDE

MyPlate | Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Making healthy food choices and staying active to support baby's growth

https://www.myplate.gov/life-stages/pregnancy-and-breastfeeding

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10um3Nbu20gcySZO0toUoDA_7GwOOZaZ3/view?usp=drive_link

National Partnership for Women & Families: Childbirth Connection

https://nationalpartnership.org/childbirthconnection/

Induction - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g4baIJa2YdDq8-iMgxrVg2VxTRocLtD6/view?usp=drive_link

Induction - Spanish

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-4vxuAVaQZxaqkElyEWq57a4h_idpZ3j/view?usp=drive_link

Induction - English

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rNKTSUBcFufZZhXJyvoCVOvxmX_vvo1S/view?usp=drive_link

International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)

https://www.ican-online.org/

https://www.hypnobabies.com/

If You're Pregnant: Seat Belt Recommendations for Drivers and Passengers

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/pregnant-seat-belt-use.pdf

Group B Strep - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QYRZaWplkqCWDv-NHEqkJAShpQIe-hTf/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HG_OO-cqANK0m9FBt_ahbvgBnFJdGI49/view?usp=drive_link

Due Dates - Talking About It

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_zW15NqrKQnGVj5QIdRj4dJptEezRwhe/view?usp=drive_link

Doula - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19F82x_5OtYUCniyEVH_ribNGA_23QZTH/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PTxDzYeqKspUtukB9qt14duW_Z8ZJxLz/view?usp=drive_link

Due Dates - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yNCj37kmBnVwUpTl01-HdvFXxuDC3ypE/view?usp=drive_link

Doula - Spanish

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aUiQTmfAhPFXggCFSdoP1-lCpYofjXGe/view?usp=drive_link

AMA - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKBC7vkhheM6x5wJ4I0jYherxvJ8clpK/view?usp=drive_link

Doula - English

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t5YCp63-lmqdjtj5FnBtez8DD4BWqKw9/view?usp=drive_link

Black Birthing Bill of Rights

https://thenaabb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NAABB-BOR-OneSheet-3-2.pdf

Breech - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w6UL93TJivcKZUSLMTHAm1yZC7CQ9qny/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/199M8wW0d5mwmR1yIPuwWiK_NJ6oc-IaA/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JYS3anZXQFKYX832E5p_3zI91VgI66Ye/view?usp=drive_link

Vitamin K - Spanish

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R74Xl9eQP0htL2Sdn0gXOeLIVkXazus7/view?usp=drive_link

Vitamin K - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZBNFvjzZ2a3hYWXeajpED_YK4M0fuVG/view?usp=drive_link

Skin-to-Skin & Rooming-In

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OlZJ4fRn7Nu3lcnJPJpSwEFIBwu6I9sB/view?usp=drive_link

Vitamin K- English

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TgAgDkWhmrmy-_cfm7P7lFy4sWxuNhuc/view?usp=drive_link

Urgent Maternal Warning Signs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UOFtIbEMe0

The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother | Heng Ou, Amely Greeven and Marisa Belger

Urgent Maternal Warning Signs (Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bllc4nVax40&t=250s

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)

http://kangaroomothercare.com/about-kmc/for-premature-babies/

InfantRisk Center

https://www.infantrisk.com/

Circumcision - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11BkJnzYIVjXWdEEd4qwV-PSwfyfnA_NB/view?usp=drive_link

Circumcision - Spanish

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JiC2dXkxtSsjCOJzDq3wXo8sBMwUkdxP/view?usp=drive_link

Erythromycin - English

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L9LePrkD03lRY_vKlv_cnARUnzch8N5t/view?usp=drive_link

Erythromycin - Spanish

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pt8j0jDJZRS_Uq4MNgelI-0sTQmDgm8N/view?usp=drive_link

Circumcision - English

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CxBkCLuajWVZ45mZgRWYgH_FjWnyJMC-/view?usp=drive_link

Erythromycin - Signature Article

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aBKatC0N5jj3C4ulL9qQZrBhfa30gkFq/view?usp=drive_link

Podcasts & apps

https://thebirthhour.com/

Podcasts & apps

https://birthrightpodcast.com/

Podcasts & apps

https://birthful.com/podcastinfo/

Podcasts & apps

A complete toolkit fo rthe unique practical and emotional needs of families of premature babies

https://www.grahamsfoundation.org/download

Podcasts & apps

https://www.gentlebirth.com/

Podcasts & apps

Evidence Based Birth

Raise awareness of severe obstetric lacerations

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/category/podcast/

Podcasts & apps

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/expectful-wellness-for-moms/id1173564771

Surviving the Death of a Baby | Grief Resources from Fist Candle

https://firstcandle.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Surviving-the-Death-of-a-Baby.pdf

Still Standing Magazine

Content for all who are grieving child loss & infertility

https://stillstandingmag.com/

https://stillbirthday.com/

Return to Zero Hope

Provides compassionate and holistic support for people who have exprienced unimaginable loss during their journey to parenthood

https://rtzhope.org/

Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Peer Support Group of Washington, DC

DC | Offers monthly support group meetings to parents experiencing the loss of a child to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant/child death

https://dc-plids.org/

Star Legacy Foundation

Groups: Bereaved Parents Group, Pregnancy After Loss Group, Dad's Grief Discussion Group, Grandparents & Extended Family Group, Parenting After Loss Group, Coping With SIDS/SUID & Infant Death Group

https://starlegacyfoundation.org/support-groups/

Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

Provides support toward positive resolution of grief experienced at the time of, or following the death of a baby

https://nationalshare.org/

Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS)

https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org/

Supports NICU families via support groups, peer-to-peer mentors, podcasts, counseling, articles, family stories and loss/bereavement support. Love & Loss Support Group for Bereaved Parents

https://handtohold.org/

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Remembrance portraits to parents experiencing the death of a baby

https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/

Supports Jewish families who have suffered pregnancy and infant loss

https://www.nechamacomfort.org/

Miscarriage Association

UK-based group providing miscarriage support

https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/

ACOG | Early Pregnancy Loss

https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/early-pregnancy-loss

Georgetown University School of Nursing | Emotional Healing After a Miscarriage: A Guide for Women, Partners, Family and Friends

Guide post-miscarriages

https://online.nursing.georgetown.edu/blog/emotional-healing-after-miscarriage-guide-women-partners-family-friends/

Empty Arms Bereavement Support

Focus on families that live in Western Massachussetts

https://www.emptyarmsbereavement.org/

Glow in the Woods

For babylost mothers and fathers

https://www.glowinthewoods.com/

Guide to Pregnancy and Infant Loss Resources in the DMV

DC, MD, VA | List of DMV-based support groups

https://dcmoms.com/pregnancy-postpartum/guide-to-pregnancy-and-infant-loss-resources-in-the-dmv/

Full Circle Perinatal Loss Group

8-week grief support group for parents in Central Virginia, who are grieving the death of an infant or a late term pregnancy loss due to stillbirth, medical complication or prematurity

https://fullcirclegc.org/perinatal-loss-group/

VeryWell Family | Overview of the NICU Parents' Bill of Rights

A list of 10 essential rights that all NICU parents should expect during their child's NICU stay

https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-is-the-nicu-parents-bill-of-rights-4064287

UMAss Memorial Health | When Baby Needs Special Care

Information on the NICU, problems and conditions, birth defects and genetic disorders

https://myhealth.umassmemorial.org/Conditions/Pregnancy/SpecialCare/subTopic.pg

Nemours KidsHealth | When Your Baby's in the NICU

Information on the NICU, equipment, kangaroo care, caring for baby and feeling less stressed

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/nicu-caring.html

March of Dimes | Continuing medical care after the NICU

Reviews need for well-baby visits after discharge from the NICU

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/neonatal-intensive-care-unit-nicu/continuing-medical-care-after-nicu

March of Dimes | Conditions treated in the NICU

Reviews conditions they treat in the NICU

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/neonatal-intensive-care-unit-nicu/common-conditions-treated-nicu

March of Dimes | Coping with stress in the NICU

Discusses the feelings and stress parents may experience surrounding their baby's health and care while in the NICU

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/neonatal-intensive-care-unit-nicu/coping-stress-nicu

Hand to Hold | Educational Resources for NICU Parents

Resources about members of the NICU team, understanding NICU care, bonding with your baby in the NICU, finding a balance between NICU & home, communicating with your NICU baby's care team, communicaitg with your partner, nutrition in the NICU and more

https://handtohold.org/nicu-family-support/educational-resources-for-nicu-parents/

March of Dimes | Common tests in the NICU

Reviews the tests babies may get while in the NICU

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/neonatal-intensive-care-unit-nicu/common-tests-nicu

American Academy of Pediatrics | NICU Discharge Parent Videos

Family education vides regarding key elements of NICU discharge

https://www.aap.org/en/community/aap-sections/sonpm/nicu-discharge-parent-videos/

March of Dimes | Common NICU equipment

Reviews each piece of equipment in the NICU

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/neonatal-intensive-care-unit-nicu/common-nicu-equipment

Baby Steps to Home | A Guide to Prepare NICU Parents for Home

Evidence-based PDFs that standardize the discharge pathway NICU nurses educate parents about their baby's condition and prepare them to take their baby home

https://babystepstohome.com/

HealthyChildren.org | Preemie

Multiple articles on caring for a preemie

https://www.healthychildren.org/english/ages-stages/baby/preemie/Pages/default.aspx

Safe Kids Worldwide

Passenger safety for babies - car seats

https://www.safekids.org/safetytips/field_age/babies-0%E2%80%9312-months/field_risks/car-seat

What Does Breastfed Baby Poop Look Like

Guide to color, consistency and how often breastfed babies poop

https://www.parents.com/baby/diapers/dirty/breastfed-baby-poop-how-its-different-and-whats-normal/

The Car Seat Lady

https://thecarseatlady.com/

Tips for Dressing Your Baby

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/diapers-clothing/Pages/Dressing-Your-Newborn.aspx

Nationwide Children's | Abusive Head Trauma (formerly called Shaken Baby Syndrome)

Abusive head trauma (AHT) signs and symptoms, prevention and more

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/conditions/abusive-head-trauma

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Car seats and booster seats

https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/car-seats-and-booster-seats

Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory | Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions

Book on infant sleep, breastfeeding a new concept called "breastsleeping" and its relationship to maternal infant health. Answers to cosleeping questions.

https://cosleeping.nd.edu/

Global Health Media

https://globalhealthmedia.org/

Nationwide Children's | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitaiton (CPR): Infants

CPR on an infant

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/health-wellness-and-safety-resources/helping-hands/cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-cpr-for-infants

30 Tips for the First 30 Days With Your Newborn

Parent-to-parent advice on feeding, soothing and more during your baby's first days at home

https://www.parents.com/baby/care/newborn/your-newborn-30-tips-for-the-first-30-days/

SilverLeaf Counseling

Offers a variety of counseling and services for perinatal and pediatric bereavement, perinatal and postpartum depression. This is also the only dedicated and specialized practice for Perinatal Palliative Care in the state of Maryland. The Sweeney Center for Perinatal Care | 1061 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Arnold, MD 21012 | (410) 991-4566 | [email protected]

https://www.silverleafcounseling.org/

University of Maryland Medical Center Wome's Mental Health Specialists

Call (410) 328-5881 for an appointment

https://www.umms.org/ummc/health-services/psychiatry/services/postpartum-depression/specialists

Prevention & Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth (PATTCh)

Their mission to bring awareness to the harmful effects of a traumatic birth experience on birthing families, communities and professionals.

https://pattch.org/birth-trauma-resources/

The Summit Wellness Group's Top 61 BIPOC Addiction & Mental Health Resources

List of top resources that support the mental health of the BIPOC community

https://thesummitwellnessgroup.com/resources/bipoc-resources/

Solace Foundation

Aims to raise awareness of severe obstetric lacerations

https://www.solaceforwomen.org/