KeepEmCookin.com - Prevent Preterm Birth

Resources

LEARN MORE. SAVE A LIFE.

Keep ’Em Cookin’ believes in a proactive approach to preventing preterm birth. Learn more about preterm labor and preventing preterm birth through the following resources. Simply click on the links below.

MORE INFORMATION

Irritable Uterus
Doctors have varying opinions on what a woman with an irritable uterus should or should not do to treat the condition. No one knows for sure what causes it and very few studies have been done on how much an irritable uterus is connected to preterm labor and birth.�The main purpose of Irritable Uterus is to collect and disseminate information to help women dealing with and/or doctors treating and perhaps assisting in preventing irritable uterus.

Preterm Labor and Birth
Information from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

STATISTICS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Division of Reproductive Health
Promotes optimal reproductive and infant health. CDC scientists and their partners are collaborating with states, university researchers and partners in health care to understand why preterm births occur, and what can be done to prevent prematurity.

March of Dimes: PeriStats
National, state, and local perinatal statistics.

SUPPORT

Keep ’Em Cookin’ Forum Support is just one click away at the Keep ’Em Cookin’ Forum! Talk with other women experiencing high-risk pregnancies and women on bed rest.

Better BedRest
Better BedRest is an advocacy, public awareness and volunteer-driven non-profit whose purpose is to provide support, resources and information to pregnant women who are prescribed bed rest by their physicians or midwives. Better BedRest offers a phone helpline for women on pregnancy bed rest.

Calming Bed Rest Meditations
Juliet Eccleston is a psychotherapist specializing in enabling calm and gentle births. She has created a visualization exercise just for moms-to-be on bed rest, and just for KeepEmCookin.com. You can download the meditation exercise by clicking the link above. Learn more about having a peaceful pregnancy and relaxed labor at http://birthdownload.com.

Sidelines National Support Network
Sidelines is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization providing international support for women and their families experiencing complicated pregnancies and premature births. Sidelines is committed to providing support, education, and advocacy to women with high-risk pregnancies. Sidelines offers personal e-mail support or phone support. Visit the Sidelines website or call 1.888.447.4754.

Postpartum Progress
Postpartum Progress is a blog about postpartum depression and related illnesses intended to provide hope and comfort to the women who suffer, as well as the people who care for them family, friends, healthcare providers. It features news and research, a list of support groups around the country, stories from moms and fellow sufferers and links to major support organizations and treatment programs.

March of Dimes
The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. They carry out this mission through research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.

Dynamic Family Coaching Solutions
Dynamic Family Coaching Solutions is a community of writers, experts, coaches and compassionate others who help our larger community of parents. Often, people don't live close to their families and it can be challenging to find a supportive community. DFCS provides resources so you can find what you need quickly, encouragement so you can feel uplifted, inspiration to help you on those rough days, and support so you don't feel so alone. And if you need more than that, they offer one-on-one coaching, group coaching, classes, workshops and retreats.