Welcome to the Resource Center Web site at the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University. Visit often for new resources.

Featured Resources

• MCH Library's Knowledge Path on Infant Mortality and Pregnancy Loss
• NEW Podcasts Released:
  • SUID: National Developments, Initiatives, Studies, and Opportunities
  • Home Visiting and Grief Counseling
  • First Candle's 2009 Research and Advocacy Symposium
• Statistics Page Updated!
• Revised! Resource Center edition of Helping Baby Back to Sleep PDF | Order
• Grief and Bereavement Following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal and Infant Death bibliography
• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issues new Guidelines on Managing Stillbirths
• New! Spanish Materials based on American Academy of Pediatrics publications
• Project IMPACT's State SIDS Contacts and Information
• The Program Support Center's SIDS/ID Program Manual & Trainer's Guide
• Mayo Clinic's Understanding Miscarriage guide
• IN THE NEWS: Washington Post reports "Rise in Infant Suffocation Renews Debate On Bed-Sharing" (January 26, 2009)
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MCH Alert: Focus on Infant Mortality An electronic newsletter that provides timely reference to research, findings, policy developments, recently released publications, new programs, and initiatives.

June 26, 2009

• MCH Alert Readers: Please respond to our 2009 Reader Feedback Form
• MCH Library Releases New Edition of Knowledge Path About Infant Mortality and Pregnancy Loss
• IOM Committee Updates Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines
• Authors Review Fetal Testing to Help Pediatricians More Effectively Communicate with the Obstetric Team
• Authors Report Apparent Disappearance of Black-White Infant Mortality Gap in Dane County, Wisconsin
• Article Examines Bed-Sharing Practices and Associated Risk Factors Among Births and Infant Deaths in Alaska

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