PREGNANCY RESOURCES

WEBSITES

Gravityteen.com - Pregnancy
A great website geared just for teens with information and testimonies from teens.

Pregnancy.org   
"The world's largest women owned and operated pregnancy web site".  

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (teenpregnancy.org)
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: (202) 478-8500; Fax: (202) 478-8588; E-mail: campaign@teenpregnancy.org.

See their latest report from Sept. 05, "Freeze Frame: A Snapshot of America's Teens."

BOOKS

East, P.L. & contributor Felice, Marianne E. (1996). Adolescent pregnancy and parenting : findings from a racially diverse sample. (Research Monographs). Analytic Press.

Gettler, P. (1998). Your pregnancy: Week by week. (3rd ed.). Fisher Books. A doctor explains the pregnancy process step by step and gives clear answers to common questions.

Harris, K.M. (1997). Ten mothers and the revolving welfare door. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. This book dispels misconceptions about black teenager mothers as it describes realities and the best options opened to these young women. The author suggests an escape from sustained welfare dependence through a strategy that highlights education, housing assistance, child care, health insurance and opportunities for long-term employment.

Iovine, V. & Charnoff, D. (1995). The girlfriend’s guide to pregnancy: Or everything your doctor won’t tell you. NY: Pocket Books.

Williams-Wheeler, Dorrie (2004). The Unplanned Pregnancy Book for Teens and College Students. Sparkledoll Productions. Written in an easy to read language just for teens, Williams-Wheeler lays out a step-by-step guide, beginning with suspected pregnancy to confirmation and the road to follow throughout. Highlighted in great detail are the stages of pregnancy, assistance programs, childcare options, and expectations during prenatal care, breastfeeding and much more.

Dean Borgman cCYS