Web It!

Welcome to Web It! – where we feature links to websites with reliable information and further details on the topics discussed on pages in our handbooks. Helpful graphics, photos, videos, research articles, games, or quizzes may be found on these sites, so have fun surfing in our Web It! pond. The Internet is a great source of information, but much of it is inaccurate, misleading, or just wrong. The links below for each of our three handbooks will take you to trusted sources of information on the Web. You may feel confident these sites contain information that is scientifically accurate, are based upon recent research, and represent the most respected sources of information for the childbearing year.

Web It! for Prepared Childbirth - The Family Way

Birth Videos can be found at the bottom of the list.

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate (page 3)

Enneagram and Myers-Briggs

What’s Going On During Pregnancy (page 4)

Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy (videos for each month of pregnancy-preceded by advertising)

Fetal Development (photographs)

Life’s Greatest Miracle (videos of how a baby develops from conception to birth)

Singing to The Baby (in utero) (video)

Epidural Analgesia (from the American College of Nurse-Midwives)

Cesarean Birth (pages 55-58)

What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know about Cesarean Section

Research and Evidence (Cesarean Birth)

Ideas for the Best Cesarean Possible

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (page 59)

VBAC Education Project

International Cesarean Awareness Network: FAQs about VBAC

Breastfeeding (pages 63-70)

Why Breastfeeding is Important

Learning to Breastfeed

Stanford Medicine Getting Started with Breastfeeding (includes information about hand expression and storage)

Breastfeeding Information (series of videos by Baby Gooroo)

How to Latch (breastfeeding video)

Postpartum Depression (page 75-76)

Depression During Pregnancy

Postpartum Support International-You Are Not Alone

Life with Baby (pages 79-84)

The First Hour After Birth: A Baby’s 9 Instinctive Stages

Amazing Bath of a Newborn (video)

Important Information about Co-Sleeping from Dr. McKenna at the University of Notre Dame (video)

American Academy of Pediatrics “How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe”

Canadian Pediatric Society “Caring for Kids – Safe Sleep for Babies”

La Leche League “Safe Surface Checklist”

Zero to Three (Brain Development of the Baby)

Baby Massage

Swaddling: Is it Safe? (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Fetal Kick Count Chart (page 98)

Fetal Kick Count Chart

Birth Videos

Open Minds to Birth

Hello Family

Web It! para Preparándose para la llegada de su bebé

Bienvenido a Web It!, donde se encuentran enlaces a sitios en la Red Mundial que proporcionan información confiable y más detalles acerca de los temas tratados en nuestro libro Preparándose para la llegada de su bebé. En estos sitios usted puede ver gráficas, fotos, listas, e información detallada que le pueden ayudar a entender más claramente varios aspectos del embarazo, parto, y posparto. Con esta información ampliada, podrá actuar con mayor confianza y tomar decisiones mejor informadas. Aunque el Internet puede ser un excelente recurso, muchos sitios en la Red contienen errores o información anticuada. Usted puede utilizar los sitios enlazados abajo con confianza porque contienen información correcta y actualizada, basada en recientes investigaciones científicas.