AIDS Info
What you will find: offers information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. Topics include a drug database, clinical trials, and vaccine research.
Amazing Pregnancy
http://www.amazingpregnancy.com
What you will find: provides information on trying to conceive and on pregnancy and also provides ultrasound images.
Career Guidance Resources on the Internet
http://www.mdc.edu/medical/library/teaching.asp#career
What you will find: provides links to the websites for Occupational Outlook Handbook, Florida Health Careers, Choices Planner and other related sites.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What you will find: provides up-to-date information on many aspects of health care, including diseases and conditions, vaccines and immunizations, and emergency preparedness and response. It also includes a section with health statistics.
Citizens for Midwifery
What you will find: provides general information about midwifery, how to find a midwife, and other articles and information on birth and midwifery.
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
http://www.motherfriendly.org/
What you will find: promotes a wellness model of maternity care that focuses on a mother-friendly childbirth.
CPR/ECC Guidelines: Webcasts from the American Heart Association
http://www.eccguidelineswebcast.org/index.html
What you will find: provides webcasts on the 2005 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC for 3 different populations: hospitals, EMS, and the community.
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
What you will find: provides a listing of domestic violence centers, legal assistance for victims, assistance for special groups, such as immigrants and the elderly, and a schedule of training opportunities.
Florida Department of Health: Midwifery Council Overview
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/midwifery/mw_home.html
What you will find: provides information about the licensure examination and application, continuing education requirements, and Florida Statutes and rules related to midwifery.
Got Mom
What you will find: provides breastfeeding information and resources for mothers, families, and employers.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
What you will find: features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.
Health Resources and Services Administration's HIPAA Web Site
What you will find: links to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance procedures.
Healthy People 2010
What you will find: a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
International Cesarean Awareness Network
What you will find:
provides resources
and information for the purposes of preventing unnecessary cesareans through
education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth
After Cesarean (VBAC).
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
What you will find: the United State's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for health care organizations and programs.
LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database)
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT
What you will find: provides information on the potential effects of particular drugs in breast-feeding infants.
La Leche League International
What you will find: provides support for breastfeeding through support, information, and education.
Learn CPR
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/index.html
What you will find: provides illustrated guides on performing CPR on adults, children, infants, and pets. Video demonstration also provided.
Maternity Wise
What you will find: provides information on making informed decisions regarding maternity care, evidence-based care, maternity stages, etc.
MedlinePlus
What you will find: includes a Medical Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Interactive Tutorials on common procedures and conditions, and Doctor and Dentist Directories.
MERCKSource Resource Library
What you will find: includes A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Merck Manuals, and the PDR Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs.
MidwifeInfo
What you will find: provides a history of midwifery, a midwifery directory, a discussion forum, a listing of upcoming conferences related to midwifery, and articles on topics such as breastfeeding, epidurals, water birth, etc.
MidwifeJobs.com
What you will find: provides a career center for both employers and candidates.
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
What you will find: provides evaluation and accreditation of midwifery schools.
National Association of Childbearing Centers
What you will find: provides a birth centers directory, hosts an annual meeting, lists job openings, as well as articles on topics such as breech birth, water birth, and epidurals.
National Women's Health Information Center
What you will find: a comprehensive site filled with resources on women's health issues, including pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
What you will find: provides health standards, regulations, and inspections to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths.
Student Success Center (SSC), Medical Campus, Miami Dade College
http://www.mdc.edu/medical/lr/casa/default.asp
What you will find: provides a listing of computer based tutoring programs accessible from computers in the Medical Campus Library and in SSC. SSC also offers online and face-to-face tutoring services. For more information on any of these services or programs, contact SSC at (305) 237-4499.
Ultrasound Image Gallery
http://www.obgyn.net/us/img_gal.htm
What you will find: provides a collection of obstetrics, gynecology and 3D Ultrasound images.
The Visible Embryo
What you will find:
provides a pictorial account of human development from conception to birth.