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Alcohol, Drug Use & Smoking During Pregnancy Resources Childbirth Connection's Alcohol, Drug Use and Smoking Resources During PregnancyPlanning Pregnancy: Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Planning Pregnancy: Healthy Lifestyle Habits In our section called The Stages of Pregnancy, we have outlined the planning of your pregnancy, each stage of pregnancy, giving birth, and the early period after birth. These links are devoted to your lifestyle while planning for your pregnancy. Alcohol Facts and Warnings for Pregnancy: Pregnant Women, Mothers, Women GenerallyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FactsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: Alcohol and Pregnancy Questions and Answers National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Drinking and Your Pregnancy US Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Drug Use Facts and Warnings for Pregnancy: Pregnant Women March of Dimes: Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy: facts about
Ecstasy and other amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana National Institute on Drug Abuse: Prenatal Effects: website with pages for cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA/Ecstasy, methamphetamine, nicotine Office of Health Assessment and Translation: Amphetamines: technical assessment focused on understanding the potential for adverse effects on human health from amphetamines Resources for Quitting Alcohol and Drug Use for Pregnancy National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information: Resources: self-help materials for alcohol and drug abuse Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator: searchable directory of alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs in the United States. National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service, 800 662-HELP (4357), toll-free 24-hour alcohol and drug treatment referral and information Smoking Facts and Warnings for Pregnancy: Pregnant Women, Mothers, Women GenerallyAmerican Council on Science and Health: The Scoop on Smoking, PregnancyAmerican Lung Association: Women and Tobacco Use Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General Quitting Smoking for Your Pregnancy Resources American Legacy Foundation: Great StartNational Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit: Quit Now! Nicotine Anonymous: Information, guidance, directory of local and online meetings, publications in English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish Quit All Together Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine: Your Online Smoking Cessation Advisor: Personalized guidance and support, available in Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish Advocacy for Pregnant Women with Addictions Resources Drug Policy Alliance: Women and Gender in the Drug War National Advocates for Pregnant Women Most recent page update: 9/7/2012
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Listening to MothersSM III is the third national
survey exploring women’s experiences in pregnancy and childbirth.
Commissioned by Childbirth Connection, conducted by Harris Interactive, and
funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the survey polled 2,400 women who gave
birth in U.S. hospitals from 2011 to 2012. Results show that medically
intensive experiences are typical, and evidence-based practices are
underutilized. Childbearing women need better support and knowledge to
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