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Pregnancy Websites

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By tranndee


There is so much information you need to get when you are pregnant. Feel overwhelmed with information? How to sort it out? Here's a list of quality pregnancy websites where you can get the information you need.

Pregnancy Stages

What's going on now, what to expect later.

First Trimester - The first trimester gets short shrift because the belly is not showing yet, but this is still a very important part of the baby's development with unique issues, concerns, and needs that don't happen any other time.

Storknet's Pregnancy Week-by-Week - Don't have a lot of time? Storknet provides concise information, graphics and even advice for Dad.

Women's Healthcare Topics - A very nice site with detailed information on what's going on with your and your baby's body during each week

Medical Sites

Pregnancy websites with lots of medical information from expert or government health site

WebMD - loads and loads of information on any pregnancy issue

MedlinePlus - information and resources for pregnancy provided by the National Institutes of Health

womenshealth.gov - from the US Department of Health & Human Services -

Pregnancy UK

BBC-Parenting - Having a baby

Pregnancy AU

birth.com.au - Australia's premier website for pregnancy information

Maternity leave

Websites about taking time off from the workplace or working at home

Baby Center - The basics about maternity leave in the US including info about short-term disability and paternity leave.

About.com-Work From Home - lists Websites for the parent who runs a home-based business, how to get started, working on a budge and more.

Others Like You

Pregnancy forum websites where you can to other moms going through what you are

iVillage.com Message Boards- you'll find a ton of diverse number of topics to talk about from Pregnant-over-40 to Moms in School to Military Families.

Justmommies Forums - several good forums like morning sickness, unplanned pregnancy, and planning a baby shower

Baby Names

Babynames.com - lists and list of names by popularity, nationality, and more

What's your Baby Naming Personality?

New at Parenting

Websites that talk about pregnancy issues both parents face

ePregnancy.com - articles, product reviews, ask the experts, and more

Pregnancy.org - created by parents with lots of information

Pregnancy Center at Discovery - not an obvious resource, it has a lot of great articles and videos on having a healthy pregnancy

Childbirthing and Labor

Childbirth.org - What can you expect, how to tell if this is the real thing, and more!

Childbirth and Labor at babyzone.com - Info on different types of birthing options

Keep in mind, while you can get a lot of great information from pregnancy websites on the Internet, be sure to consult with a medical expert for information and questions about your own pregnancy.


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julieannevanzyl profile image

julieannevanzyl  says:
2 years ago

What a great resource this is Tracey. My daughter's baby is due any day now, she has used the internet a lot to find information about her pregnancy.

Shelagh  says:
2 years ago

Tracey - you've put together some really good information here. Well done!

hublishing profile image

hublishing  says:
17 months ago

good stuff!

tranndee profile image

tranndee  says:
17 months ago

Thanks hublishing!

Lucia  says:
17 months ago

Very nice website, with good links.

Paula  says:
4 weeks ago

Great lens, being pregnant myself I've been searching the web for good pregnancy related websites, one that I really loved was the pregnancy week by week section of WomansIndex.com here's the link http://www.womansindex.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-wee

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