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trust for the parents in your practice. Written by parenting
experts and reviewed by doctors and other health
professionals, the Resource Center offers an A-Z guide to
preconception, pregnancy, and baby’s first years. With
features such as bulletin boards, personal pages, and help
with naming baby, this website offers professional support
to a community of parents. A lot of fun and information
can be shared with your childbirth education classes.
Website: http://www.babycenter.com
BABYWISE BOOK CAUTION The book On Becoming Babywise
has raised concerns among pediatricians because it
outlines an infant-feeding program that has been associated
with failure to thrive, poor weight gain, dehydration, breast
milk supply failure, and involuntary weaning. A hospital
review committee in Winston-Salem, North Carolina has
listed eleven areas in which the program is inadequately
supported by conventional medical practices. Dr. Matthew
Aney states that “efforts should be made to inform parents
of the AAP recommended policies for breastfeeding and in
potentially harmful consequences of not following them”
(Aney, M. 1998. AAP News (the official news magazine
of the American Academy of Pediatrics) 14, no. 4). Colleen
Weeks, CCE, and member of ICEA, co-chaired a task
force of the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Orange
County, California which conducted a detailed investigation
of Growing Families International (GFI) materials. On
Becoming Babywise is a GFI publication. Colleen stated,
“We established six criteria for healthy parenting education
and our committee concluded that the GFI materials
meet none of those standards” (Christianity Today, February
9, 1998).
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
(CDC) The CDC is an agency of the United States Department
of Health and Human Services. All public health
decisions are based on the highest quality scientific data,
openly and objectively derived. The CDC offers numerous
current publications and other resources.
National Immunization Program: National Immunization
Program Pregnancy Guidelines and numerous pamphlets,
including Why Does my Baby Need Hepatitis B Vaccine? and
Common Misconceptions about Vaccination (rebuts common
anti-vaccination arguments), are available through CDC.
National Immunization Hotline (USA): 800/950-0078, 8:30
A.M. to 5:30 P.M. EST Monday to Friday.
Group B Strep (GBS) Prevention Coordinator: The GBS
order form lists eleven different brochures, flyers, policies,
posters, a video, and a slide set on the prevention
of perinatal Group B Streptococcal disease. The Group
B Strep Association (GBSA), a community-based parents’
advocacy, educational, and support group for parents who
have lost infants to GBS disease, is listed as a link on the
CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/publications.htm. Contact:
Publications Request (Specify department: National
Immunization Program, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, or GBS Prevention Coordinator), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE,
Atlanta, GA 30333 USA.
CHILDBIRTH FORUM FOR THE PROFESSIONAL CHILD-
BIRTH EDUCATOR is brought to you by the Pampers
Parenting Institute. Classroom materials include flip-chart
material and tear-off pads which are sent to your home,
birth center, hospital, or office free of charge. Contact:
800/950-0078.
CPR AND FIRST AID INSTRUCTION In the United
States, the American Red Cross and American Heart Association
provide training in adult and infant-child CPR
and certification for instructors. For information on local
affiliates or chapters and instructor programs, contact
the American Heart Association at 800/242-8721; website
http://www.amhrt.org.
For locations and instructor training for the American
Red Cross, contact your local chapter. The American Red
Cross may offer Healthy Pregnancy/Healthy Baby, Infant-
Child CPR, First Aid, Child Care For Providers, Family Planning,
AIDS, and Substance Abuse Prevention Programs.
Not all services are available in all locations. Contact your
state, provincial, or local chapters of the Red Cross or Red
Crescent for information; website: http://www.ifrc.org/.
The American Safety & Health Institute also offers
courses and instructor certification. Contact: ASHI, 13202
Burnes Lake Dr., Tampa, FL 33612 USA; website: http://
www.ashinstitute.com.
DEPRESSION AFTER DELIVERY (DAD) is a national
self-help organization which provides support, education,
information, and referral for women and families
coping with blues, anxiety, depression, and psychosis
associated with the arrival of a baby. Depression After
Delivery promotes awareness of these issues to all sectors
of the community and advocates for changes affecting the
well-being of women and their families. PUBLICATIONS:
DAD offers its members a newsletter, Heart Strings, at no
charge with membership. DAD also has several information
packages available, such as General Information Packet
for Professionals ($15), General Information Packet for
New Mothers and Fathers ($5), and Information Packet
on Starting a Postpartum Depression Support Group ($5).
To obtain information, locate a support group in your
area, or obtain a list of medical professionals in your area
who are knowledgeable about PPD, contact Depression
After Delivery, PO Box 1282, Morrisville, PA 19067 USA;
phone 800/944-4PPD.
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