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    Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More

    Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More



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    American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
    409 12th Street SW
    P.O. Box 96920
    Washington, DC  20090-6920
    Phone: (202) 638-5577
    Email: resources@acog.org
    Web Address: www.acog.org
     

    American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a nonprofit organization of professionals who provide health care for women, including teens. The ACOG Resource Center publishes manuals and patient education materials. The Web publications section of the site has patient education pamphlets on many women's health topics, including reproductive health, breast-feeding, violence, and quitting smoking.


    American Pregnancy Association
    1425 Greenway Drive
    Suite 440
    Irving, TX  75038
    Phone: 1-800-672-2296
    Fax: (972) 550-0800
    Email: questions@americanpregnancy.org
    Web Address: www.americanpregnancy.org
     

    The American Pregnancy Association is a national health organization committed to promoting reproductive and pregnancy wellness through education, research, advocacy, and community awareness. You can call a toll-free helpline or use the Web site to request patient education materials.


    American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    1209 Montgomery Highway
    Birmingham, AL  35216-2809
    Phone: (205) 978-5000
    Fax: (205) 978-5005
    Email: asrm@asrm.org
    Web Address: www.asrm.org
     

    This organization provides literature and information on infertility.


    KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
    10140 Centurion Parkway North
    Jacksonville, FL  32256
    Phone: (904) 697-4100
    Fax: (904) 697-4220
    Web Address: www.kidshealth.org
     

    This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.


    La Leche League International (LLLI)
    957 North Plum Grove Road
    Schaumburg, IL  60173
    Phone: 1-800-LA-LECHE (1-800-525-3243)
    (847) 519-7730
    Fax: (847) 969-0460
    Web Address: www.llli.org
     

    La Leche League International (LLLI) offers information and encouragement—mainly through personal help—to all mothers who want to breast-feed their babies. It also offers support and information about breast-feeding babies with various disabilities, such as cleft lip or cleft palate. Call for information about a chapter in your area.




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