The professional staff at Capital Women's Care carefully reviewed these links as sources to promote women's health. Please note: we cannot always guarantee their validity, nor do we always agree with their content.
WOMEN'S HEALTH
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
www.acog.com
This official Web site of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists provides a physician directory, health columns, post-graduate courses and much more.
www.obgyn.net
Ask NOAH About: pregnancy
www.noah-health.org
This site created by the New York Online Access to Health provides valuable information for women all over the country.
www.healthywomen.org
NWHRC's mission is to educate women about health issues that concern them the most, and to help women make more informed decisions about their health.
National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org
The National Osteoporosis Foundation is a leading resource for up-to-date, medically sound information on the causes, prevention, detection and treatment of osteoporosis.
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
www.ovarian.org
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition seeks to raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer.
BABY-RELATED
Baby Center.com
www.babycenter.com
BabyCenter.com provides expectant and new parents with trusted, high-quality information on pregnancy and baby, a supportive online community, and a baby store featuring thousands of products.
Umbilical Cord Banking
www.cordblood.com
Your online resource for information on umbilical cord blood and the services available through the Cord Blood Registry, the largest family bank of cord blood stem cells in the United States.
We encourage our expecting mom's to visit www.Viacord.com and learn why preserving your baby's umbilical cord blood at the time of birth may be one of the most important decisions you can make for your baby's and your family's future. www.cryo-cell.com
Stem cells from umbilical cord blood are known to treat over 70 diseases, and have been used in over 8,000 transplants worldwide. We invite you to visit this website to learn more about the important decision of banking your baby's umbilical cord blood. Once you've learned all the facts, you won't trust anyone else but Cryo-Cell Cord Blood Bank to protect your family. Back to Top
ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Maryland Youth Law
http://www.marylandyouthlaw.net/health/health.htm
Legal information for minors (anyone under 18) in Maryland.
girlshealth.gov
http://www.girlshealth.gov
This site was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face.
It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned about and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors
by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The site gives girls reliable, useful information
on the health issues they will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships with family and friends,
at school and at home.
MENOPAUSE
http://www.Knowmenopause.comThe North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is a nonprofit organization that provides a forum for a multitude of scientific disciplines with an interest in the human female menopause.
GENERAL HEALTH
American Heart Association
women.americanheart.org
The American Heart Association Women's Web site gives women of all ages the facts on women's heart disease and stroke.
American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org
The official Web site of the American Medical Association.
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
The official Web site of the American Psychological Association.
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
www.mayohealth.org
This online information source has an extensive women's health section.
National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
The National Library of Medicine Web site provides diverse health information.
Prevention Magazine's Healthy Ideas
healthyideas.com
Health-related information from the publishers of Prevention magazine.
NEWS AND INFORMATION
The History Channel
www.historychannel.com
An interesting site that contains a trivia quiz, great speeches and so much more. It has a feature that lets you find out what happened on any day in history. Put in your child's birth date and print the resulting page for an historical addition to your baby book!
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
Find any book or CD at earth's biggest bookstore.
Garden.com
www.garden.com
A multi-dimensional gardening resource.
PUBLICATIONS
Better Homes and Gardens
betterhomesandgardens.com
The online version of the magazine.
Pathfinder
www.pathfinder.com
Home of Time-Warner. Includes online editions of the following popular magazines: Time, People, Money, Fortune and Entertainment Weekly.
USA Today
usatoday.com
The online version of the popular national newspaper.
Prevue Guide
www.prevue.com
The online guide to television schedules.
SEARCH ENGINES AND DIRECTORIES
Google
www.google.com
My Yahoo
my.yahoo.com
You can personalize Yahoo! and choose the content you want and how it's displayed.
Yahoo local
local.yahoo.com
Listing weather, local sports scores, Yellow Pages, white pages, maps, classifieds, message boards, chat, movie listings and Web sites in your area.
