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| The Visible Embryo | ||
| View this spiral representation of the 23 stages of embryo development. Click on each of the stages to learn about the changes that occur over the 40 weeks of pregnancy. ( http://www.visembryo.com/baby/index.html ) | ||
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| Prenatal Care | ||
| Explore this Medline Plus Web site on prenatal care. It includes statistics, research results, and information on topics such as nutrition, prevention, and screening. ( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prenatalcare.htm ) | ||
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| Foetal Alcohol Syndrome | ||
| Learn more about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome research and prevention activities through the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. ( http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/ ) | ||
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse | ||
| Explore drug abuse issues through the NIDA Web site. As well as promoting research to further the understanding of how drugs of abuse affect the brain and behavior, NIDA also ensures that research results and drug abuse information is readily available to students and young adults, parents and teachers, and health care professionals. ( http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome.html ) | ||
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| A Toxic World | ||
| Find out what researchers at the 2004 American Psychological Association Conference had to say about the possible link between chemicals in household products and the rise of developmental disorders among children. ( http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct04/toxic.html ) | ||
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| Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth | ||
| Learn about "normal birth" from an institute that strives to promote respect for the birth process by providing relevant and useful information. ( http://www.lamaze.org/Default.aspx?tabid=171 ) | ||
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| Childbirth | ||
| Read the current information available to those about to give birth. This Web site provides prospective parents with answers to their many questions. ( http://www.childbirth.org/ ) | ||
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| MidwifeInfo | ||
| Explore this comprehensive site on midwifery. It includes information on the profession of midwifery as well as articles of interest and a glossary of terms. There is also a forum where you can ask questions and make comments. ( http://www.midwifeinfo.com/ ) | ||
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| A Primer on Preemies | ||
| Get a better understanding of the special needs and health concerns of premature infants by reading this primer written especially for new parents. ( http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/preemies.html ) | ||
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| Female Puberty | ||
| A site that details the processes involved in Female Puberty and the mechanisms and causes behind these changes ( http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/puberty/girlschanges.html ) | ||
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| Male Puberty | ||
| A site that details the processes involved in Male Puberty and the mechanisms and causes behind these changes ( http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/puberty/physicalchanges.html ) | ||
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| The physical and activity changes in puberty | ||
| Enjoy this short fun animation detailing some of the changes involved in becoming a man. Be warned there is some brief explicit content. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s6xMLgJb2k ) | ||
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| The factors effecting the onset of puberty | ||
| Read this report on the factors that may be changing the onset of puberty to earlier ages in the Western World ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4530743.stm ) | ||
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