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Buckley SJ. 2015. Hormonal physiology of childbearing: Evidence and implications for women, babies, and maternity care. Washington, DC: National Partnership for Women and Families, Childbirth Connection Programs, 225 pp.

Annotation: This report synthesizes evidence about innate hormonally-mediated processes in women and fetuses/newborns during childbearing, and possible impacts of common maternity care practices and interventions on these processes, focusing on four hormone systems that are consequential for childbearing. Topics include overarching themes and scope, physiologic onset of labor and scheduled birth, oxytocin, beta-endorphins, epinephrine-norepinephrine and related stress hormones, and prolactin. Recommendations to promote, support, and protect physiologic childbearing and resources for learning and improving practice are included.

Contact: National Partnership for Women and Families, Childbirth Connection , 1725 Eye Street, Suite 950 , Washington, DC 20006, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://nationalpartnership.org/childbirthconnection/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Childbirth, Hormones, Maternal fetal exchange, Maternal health services, Model programs, Program improvement, Psychophysiology

Buckley SJ. 2015. Pathway to a healthy birth: How to help your hormones do their wonderful work. Washington, DC: National Partnership for Women and Families, Childbirth Connection Programs, 17 pp.

Annotation: This booklet for women defines birth hormones and describes what they do, what can get inthe way of how birth hormones work, how medical tests and other treatments can affect birth hormones, how maternity care practices can support birth hormones, and what women can do to make sure their care will support birth hormones. Birth stories, tips for finding a health care professional and a place to give birth, and questions to ask are included.

Contact: National Partnership for Women and Families, Childbirth Connection , 1725 Eye Street, Suite 950 , Washington, DC 20006, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://nationalpartnership.org/childbirthconnection/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Childbirth, Consumer education materials, Hormones, Maternal fetal exchange, Maternal health services, Perinatal health, Psychophysiology

Buckley SJ. 2015. Hormonal physiology of childbearing: Fact sheets on core topics for maternity care practices. Washington, DC: National Partnership for Women and Families, Childbirth Connection Programs, 17 pp.

Aizer A, Stroud L, Buka S. 2012. Maternal stress and child outcomes: Evidence from siblings. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 35 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 18422)

Annotation: This paper estimates the impact of in-utero exposure to stress on the human capital accumulation (years of schooling) of adult offspring using a unique dataset with detailed information on parental characteristics, including prenatal levels of the hormone cortisol (a marker for stress) and offspring outcomes. The authors also explore how prenatal stress interacts with maternal human capital. The paper provides background information on the relationship between stress, cortisol, prenatal conditions, and offspring outcomes; describes the empirical strategy and data, and presents empirical results.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Educational attainment, Fetal development, Hormones, Low income groups, Mothers, Parents, Poverty, Pregnancy, Research, Statistical data, Stress

Prevent Blindness America. 2011. Pregnancy and your vision. Chicago, IL: Prevent Blindness America,

Annotation: This online resource for pregnant women focuses on vision changes that may occur due to hormone changes during pregnancy. Topics include getting regular eye care while pregnant, refractive changes, dry eyes, wearing contact lenses, puffy eyelids, migraine headaches, diabetes, high blood pressure, and glaucoma.

Contact: Prevent Blindness America, 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, Telephone: (800) 331-2020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.preventblindness.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Hormones, Pregnant women, Vision, Vision disorders

American Dental Association, Council on Access, Prevention, and Interprofessional Relations. 2006. Women's oral health issues. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, 46 pp. (Oral health care series)

Annotation: This document discusses hormonal effects on the oral cavity during various stages in women's lives, as well as the special oral health needs and considerations that may be encountered. Problems such as osteoporosis, Sjogren's disease, temporomandibular disorders, eating disorders, and thyroid disease-all of which are prevalent among females-are also addressed. Tables, appendices, references, and recommended readings are also provided.

Contact: American Dental Association, Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, Telephone: (312) 440-2500 Fax: Web Site: http://www.ada.org $19.95.

Keywords: Disease management, High risk groups, Hormones, Oral health, Oral health care, Patient care management, Women

U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health. 1972, 1977r. . How children grow: Clinical research advances in human growth and development. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Institutes of Health, 56 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses research in the process of growth in humans. It begins with a list of consultants. The report discusses intrauterine growth, low birthweight babies, and the childhood years with attention to the effects of nutrition, hormones, illness and emotion on growth. It also provides information on adolescent growth, with emphasis on obesity and puberty.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Child development, Fetal development, Growth monitoring, Hormones, Low birthweight infants, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical development, Research
   

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