UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER

Links

• National NIDCAP¨ Center – Official web site of the NIDCAP¨ Training Program and national office. Heidelise Als, PhD is the National Director. Web site provides a description of NIDCAP¨ Training and all Training Centers.
• Future of Children – Promoting effective policies and programs for children by providing objective information based on the best available research.
• March of Dimes Prematurity Page – Provides information regarding high risk pregnancy, newborns and specific information on birth defects.
• Parents of Premature Babies – A nonprofit foundation supporting families with children bon six weeks or more before their due date.
• Zero to Three – Promoting the healthy development of infants and toddlers by supporting professionals and families. Includes information on brain development, special section for parents and information for child care providers.
• Preemie Baby / Preemie Child / Preemie Parent Support
• Parents of Premature Babies Inc.(Preemie-L) – non-profit foundation providing support to families and caregivers of premature babies. Support is offered primarily through the Preemie-L Discussion Forum and the Preemie-L List, where new parents and those with older children can share their stories and concerns.
• Kangaroo Mother Care – Promoting the use of skin-to-skin care. Nils Bergman
• Fussy Baby Network - Support for families around infant crying, feeding, and sleep.

Publications

• Early Arrivals, (2007) ZERO TO THREE National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Toddlers and their Families. www.zerotothree.org
• The Magic of Every Day Moments, Zero to Three, National Center For Infant and Toddlers and Families, www.zerotothree.org
• Touchpoints (1992) by T. B. Brazelton, Perseus Books, MA
• Getting To Know Your Baby (2003) by Kathleen VandenBerg, J. Browne, L. Perez, and A. Newstetter. Available at: neonatology.ucsf.edu/sstp
• Supporting Your Infant After the NICU Experience (2008) by Kathleen VandenBerg, J. Browne, L. Perez, and A. Newstetter. Available at: neonatology.ucsf.edu/sstp
• A Family Guidebook: Supporting Development of Newborns and Infants, Early Intervention Colorado, By J. Browne, A. Talmi, A. Immele. www.eicolorado.org