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Preconception and Pregnancy
Knowledge Path

April 2008

Table of Contents

Introduction

Resources for Professionals

Resources for Consumers

Resources on Specific Aspects of Preconception and Pregnancy

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Introduction

This knowledge path about preconception and pregnancy has been compiled by the Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University. It offers a selection of current, high-quality resources that analyze perinatal health statistics, describe effective prenatal care programs, and report on research aimed at improving access to and quality of prenatal care and improving perinatal health outcomes. A separate section lists consumer health resources. The final part of the knowledge path presents resources on specific aspects of preconception and pregnancy: childbirth, depression, drug and alcohol use, environmental concerns, fertility and infertility, nutrition, oral health, and tobacco use. This knowledge path will be updated periodically.

Related topics: Please see our knowledge paths about adolescent pregnancy prevention, community services locator, depression during and after pregnancy, infant mortality and pregnancy loss, and oral health for infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women.

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Resources for Professionals

Web Sites: A-Z

Additional Electronic Publications

Databases

The databases listed below are excellent tools for identifying data, additional literature and research, and programs about preconception and pregnancy. Many of the entries below contain tips on how to use the databases efficiently. Please note that databases vary in how terms should be entered; for example, some require quotation marks and others don't. Enter search phrases as shown in bold below.

Data
Literature and Research Databases
Programs Databases

Electronic Newsletters and Online Discussion Group

Resources for Consumers

Find Preconception and Prenatal Care

Web Sites for Consumers

Resources on Specific Aspects of Preconception and Pregnancy

Childbirth
Depression
Drug and Alcohol Use
Environmental Concerns
Fertility and Infertility
Genetics
Nutrition

Oral Health
Tobacco Use

Childbirth

Depression

Drug and Alcohol Use

Environmental Concerns

Fertility and Infertility

Genetics

Nutrition

Oral Health

Tobacco Use

Author: Susan Brune Lorenzo, M.L.S., Maternal and Child Health Library.
Reviewers: Yvonne Beasley, M.N., R.N., C.N.A.A., Indianapolis Healthy Start and Marion County Health Department; Marie Godfrey, Ph.D., Genetizen; Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., Maternal and Child Health Library.