Following are links to information provided by respected medical organizations including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Department of Energy (DOE), and more.

PREGNANCY AND BIRTH

• Antepartum Fetal Surveillance/ACOG
• Cesarean Birth/ACOG
  
• Drugs and Pregnancy: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs/ACOG
  
• Early Pregnancy Loss: Miscarriage, Ectopic Pregnancy and Molar Pregnancy/ACOG
• Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring/ACOG
• Having Twins/ACOG
• How to Tell When Labor Begins/ACOG
  
• Later Childbearing/ACOG
• Monitoring Fetal Health During Pregnancy/ACOG
  
• Repeated Miscarriage/ACOG
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery/ACOG

GENETIC TESTING

• Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling/ACOG
• First-Trimester Screening for Fetal Anomalies with Nuchal Translucency/ACOG
• Gene Testing Fact Sheet/DOE
• Maternal Serum Screening for Birth Defects/ACOG

GENETIC DISORDERS

• Anencephaly Information Page/NIH
• Birth Defects/ACOG
• Canavan Disease/NIH
• Cleft Palate FAQ/ASPS
  
• Cystic Fibrosis/JAMA
• Congenital Abnormalities/AAP
• Down Syndrome/JAMA
• Endocrinology and Turner's Syndrome/The Endocrine Society
• Genetic Disorders/ACOG
• Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome/AAP
• Muscular Dystrophy/NIH
• Sickle Cell Anemia/NIH
• Spina Bifida/JAMA

PARENTING

• Breastfeeding Your Baby/ACOG
• Car Safety for You and Your Baby/ACOG
• Circumcision Information for Parents/AAP
• Premature Birth/AAP

ULTRASOUND

• Fetal Ultrasound/AMA
• Ultrasound Exams/ACOG
  

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