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General Information

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Women's Health
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. Their site concerning Women's Health contains dozens of links to press releases and reports on topics such as quality of health care for women.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/womenix.htm

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
There is a wealth of information on this site, which includes a search mechanism that helps you find an ob/gyn in your area. There is also a comprehensive list of informational pamphlets that are available for order (first 5 are free), a bookstore, links to recent news releases, patient educational resources, and lots of information on women's issues.
http://www.acog.com/

athealth.com
Provides information on mental health. Although not targeted at a specifically female audience, contains a lot of information relevant to women. There are sources of information on a wide range of disorders and conditions, directories for therapists and treatment centers, news items, and a bookstore. The link below will take you to the "consumer" portion of their site, but there is also a portion devoted to practitioners.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/

Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Provides excerpts of their publications, including Our Bodies, Ourselves.
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/womh/womh.htm

Health Resources and Services Administration's Office of Women's Health
This U.S. governmental office coordinates women's activities across more than 80 HRSA programs. This office's goal is to "eliminate gender-based disparities, and ensure that all women receive comprehensive, culturally competent, quality health care." Their site provides links to their publications (including informative fact sheets) and news releases.
http://www.hrsa.gov/WomensHealth/

International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health
Lists as one of its objects to "provide the public with adequate information about female sexuality and female sexual health." Provides abstracts of scholarship presented at their recent annual meetings.
http://www.fsff.org/

JAMA Women's Health Information Center
Provides links to recent peer-reviewed literature regarding women's health.
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/womh/womh.htm

National Center for Health Statistics FASTATS on Women's Health
The NCHS is a division of the Center for Disease Control and provides a wealth of information regarding all areas of health. This link takes you straight to some statistics on women's health (leading cause of death for women, number of annual physician office visits by women patients, etc.), but click on the "FASTATS home" button, and you will be taken to an index of a multitude of topics on which you can get statistics. Excellent site for researchers.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/women.htm

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
An on-line resource for information on the latest research, treatments, and clinical trials. Great source of basic information, too.
http://www.nabco.org

The National Women's Health Information Center
Sponsored by the Office of Women's Health, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides information from recent studies pertinent to women's health as well as answers to frequently asked questions. Includes information regarding violence against women and minority health issues.
http://www.4woman.gov/

Pro-Choice Forum
This organization aims to increase knowledge about the causes of unwanted pregnancy and about the social, legal and ethical issues surrounding abortion. This site contains many links to scholarly research, including a special section on psychological issues of abortion sponsored by the Society for the Psychology of Women (a division of the American Psychological Association).
http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/default.asp

Women's Health Interactive
Information on a wide range of women's health issues. Interesting features include free quotes from insurance companies for health, dental, and vision insurance.
http://www.womens-health.com/index.phtml

Birth & Pediatrics

American Association of Pediatrics
The home page for the nations' largest association of pediatricians. As you would imagine, tons of info.
http://www.aap.org

Childbirth.org
Presents an extensive list on every method of birthing. Information on cesarean births, episiotomies, the need for pregnancy classes, and the hiring of childbirth assistants (or doulas), is just some of the information that is here. Check it out before you go into labor.
http://www.childbirth.org

Fertilitex
Contains a ton of information on a myriad of issues concerning fertility and infertility.
http://www.fertilitex.org

La Leche League
The online information center for this international, nonprofit breastfeeding support organization. Includes answers to frequently asked breastfeeding questions, links to other nursing-related pages, and information about local groups.
http://www.lalecheleague.org/

MedMall
A non-profit service for patients, parents, and professionals, specializing in the treatment of chronically ill children.
http://www.rain.org/~medmall/index2.html

Midwifery Information
Links to midwifery centers as well as reading resources.
http://midwifeinfo.com/topic-birthcenters.php

Obstetrics Ultrasound
Includes detailed discussion of how ultra-sounds work, and some great online examples for the curious.
http://www.ob-ultrasound.net

Online Birth Center
Provides a wealth of information on alternative birthing methods, including at-home births.
http://www.moonlilly.com/obc

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Network
Provides important information that every parent needs to know about this baffling and frightening disease.
http://sids-network.org/

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