Consumer Health: Women's Health

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends produced by the National Library of Medicine.

Childbirth Connection has joined forces with and become a core program of the National Partnership for Women & Families. Together, these two women's health powerhouses will continue transforming maternity care in the United States.

Everyday Health, Inc. operates a leading digital marketing and communications platform for healthcare companies that want to engage with consumers and healthcare professionals.

The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) is a recognized leader and resource in maternal and child health, reaching an estimated 10 million health care professionals, parents, and policymakers.

ACNM works to establish midwifery as the standard of care for women. We lead the profession through education, clinical practice, research, and advocacy.

When you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you have special nutritional needs. This site is designed just for you. It has advice you need to help you and your baby stay healthy.

Directory of web sites covering breast cancer, sexuality, reproductive rights, and general women’s health created by Feminist.com, a grassroots organization. It includes
directories of midwives, birthing centers, and abortion clinics.

Developed by the Endocrine Society, the purpose is to provide consumers information on hormone-related health issues, including prevention, treatment and cure of hormone-related conditions. Additional resources include, Find-an-Endocrinologist, information about new hormone related clinical trials, and Spanish translation of many of the resources.

This is a clearinghouse for online infertility information. It covers diagnosis, treatment options, financial issues, legal issues, adoption, and support groups.

Developed by the American Urogynecologic Society to provide consumers information on issues related to incontinence and pelvic floor disorders. Voices for PFD offers information, treatment options, tools, and additional resources for women who are experiencing
either urinary or fecal incontinence, or a pelvic floor disorder.

The North American Menopause Society is a nonprofit organization devoted to research and promoting women’s health as they age. They study menopause and its health effects. The site includes referral lists, educational materials, and research. Written in English, French and Spanish.

The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective has created a companion web site for their classic book, Our Bodies, Ourselves. It provides both clinical and psychosocial information about women’s health issues and offers resources in both English and Spanish. The site has current health news and web links.

National Women’s Health Information Center of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers statistical information as well as coverage of women’s health topics and issues, health organizations, funding resources, and publications. It provides information in Spanish and has a site for girls, Girls Health.gov at http://www.4girls.gov.

HealthyWomen (HW) is the nation's leading independent health information source for women. Our core mission is to educate, inform and empower women to make smart health choices for themselves and their families

A good introductory resource to breast cancer, including information on prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and living with breast cancer.

Girls Health Ed provides medically accurate and evidence-based comprehensive health and sexuality education to advance gender equality by fostering empowered, healthy, and informed decision making in adolescent girls and young women.