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Elgin High School LibGuides: Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Prenatal Resources

Cleveland Clinic
A written description of month-by-month stages of growth
Encyclopedia Britannica
Video of stages of development
Encyclopedia Britannica
Prenatal Development and Complications
LiveScience
Having a baby, the stages of growth, includes charts and written descriptions. This site has many ads.
Office of Women’s Health
Stages of pregnancy
WebMD
Slideshow with stages of development

General Pregnancy Resources

Mayo Clinic
Click on the links at the bottom of each article to move through the information. Includes information on each trimester, complications and more.
Office of Women’s Health
There is a menu on the left hand side with links about pregnancy.
WebMD
Pregnancy resources including complication, stages, and labor and delivery.

Complications and Genetic Mutations

CDC
What are birth defects?
Kids Health
Birth Defects
March of Dimes
Genetic mutations
US Department of Health and Human Services
High Risk Pregnancies

Labor & Delivery

March of Dimes
Stages of Labor: A written description of the stages of labor
Medline Plus
Childbirth Information
Nucleus Health
Video of the process of childbirth
US Department of Health and Human Services
Labor & Delivery