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Additional Supplemental Resources

Websites

  • The AAP Parenting Website
    • The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) promotes pediatrics and advances child health priorities in a variety of ways.  ​ This website is dedicated to our mission – to better the health of children worldwide by empowering parents and caregivers with the needed resources and information.

Videos

  • APGAR Score
    • The Apgar score is a scoring system that is used to assess the health of the newborn and identify those who require emergent attention. It is a score ranging from zero to 10 and is calculated by evaluating the newborn based on 5 criteria. This video reviews how to calculate an APGAR score.
  • Reflexes in Newborn Babies
    • All full-term babies should be born with some natural reflexes like the sucking and walking reflex- Consultant neonatologist Ryan Watkins demonstrates some of these reflexes.
  • Reducing Fear of birth in U.S. Culture
    • This Tedx talk features Ina May Gaskin, MA, CPM, PhD (Hon), founder and director of the Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee. The 41-year-old midwifery service is noted for its women-centered care. 
      

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