Resources for Pregnancy Supplement

There are hundreds of resources a parent can use to guide parenting approaches based on their personal and cultural beliefs. Casey's goal is to offer a starting point by directing the learning parent to some excellent parenting resources and to encourage each parent to be intentional and aware of their own biases and approach to parenting, including the impact of their actions on their relationship with and the well being of their child.

We suggest resources be selected based on appropriateness of the resource to your specific program and situation. For example, teen parents are encouraged to use resources written for parents under the age of 20

Core Resources

Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden
"At its heart, Be Prepared is a how-to-manual." This retro-style illustrated book provides practical information in a humorous way covering topics such as baby care (e.g., bathing, crying, sleeping), infant social and physical development, baby proofing, and safety. While it is written especially for dads, the practical information provides insights to all.

Breastfeeding: Something Special for Mother and Baby by Toni Berg.
This illustrated resource covers the basics of breastfeeding and solutions to common problems. It is sold with Teenage Pregnancy: A New Beginning.

Exercise for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth by Linda Barr and Catherine Monserrat
This illustrated resource provides exercises for preparing for childbirth, relaxation, breathing, and postpartum. It is sold with Teenage Pregnancy: A New Beginning. For expectant and post-partum mothers.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, and Ann Keppler
This portable, comprehensive, and unbiased source of factual information and sound advice helps readers make choices that are best for themselves regarding pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care. It can be used as a quick reference for answers to specific questions and also as a single, complete resource for the entire child bearing year from conception through the first months of the baby's life.

• Module 1: Money, Home, and Food Management
• Module 2: Personal Care, Health, Social Skills, and Safety
• Module 3: Education, Job Seeking Skills, and Job Maintenance Skills
• Module 4: Housing, Transportation, Community Resources, Understanding the Law, and Recreation
• Module 5a and 5b: Young Parents Guide

Teenage Pregnancy: A New Beginning by Linda Barr and Catherine Monserrat
This resource covers teenage pregnancy from understanding human sexuality, labor and birth preparation, to adjustment to parenthood. It also includes two supplemental sections covering breastfeeding and exercise during pregnancy. This resource can be used for self or group teaching. A companion, "Student Study Guide for Teenage Pregnancy: A New Beginning" helps the parent to interact and assimilate the content. A teacher's guide, "Working with Pregnant and Parenting Teens, Teacher's Guide for Teenage Pregnancy: A New Beginning" is also available, providing information on how educators can be a support in the developmental path from adolescence to adulthood.

The New Making It On Your Own
This youth workbook contains 92 pages of life skill exercises that will help youth make it on their own. The New Making It On Your Own tests a youth's knowledge and challenges them to seek out new information. The workbook covers employment, housing, home management, health, leisure time, and money management. Designed for older youth working alone or with an adult.

What to Expect the First Year by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, and Sandee Hathaway.
A comprehensive month-by month guide that clearly explains everything parents need to know about the first year with a new baby. Covers caring for a newborn, physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development, safety, health, child care and discipline.

Your Pregnancy and Newborn Journey: A Guide for Pregnant Teens by Jeanne Warren Lindsay and Jean Brunelli
Written for the pregnant young adult, this easy to read book focuses on pregnancy, labor and delivery. It contains quotes from other pregnant or parenting young adults. Topics such as discomforts during pregnancy, baby's development, nutrition, pregnancy options, labor and delivery, caring for a newborn, family planning, and birth fathers are covered.

You and Your New Baby by Ginny Brinkley, Sherry Sampson, and Gail Spratt Cooper
Can be used to self teach or with group instruction (see You and Your New Baby: A Guide for Educators). Includes 12 chapters covering meeting your new baby, your hospital stay, first days at home, feeding, sleeping, crying, bathing, diapering, baby illnesses, growth, safety, and playing.

(Parenting Education for Teens) You and Your New Baby: A Guide for Educators by Terry Algire
This curriculum was designed to meet a variety of needs in the community. It can be used as a supplement to the Young and Pregnant series; as a parenting class for mothers or expectant mothers; as a support group for new mothers; as a multi-generation support group for new mothers and their mothers; or as a training program for volunteers who work with new mothers. Learning activities are referenced throughout the guide. Includes 8 classes covering good parenting, the new baby and new mother, the first days at home, feeding your baby, sleeping and crying, bathing and diapering, when your baby is ill and how your baby grows, keeping your baby safe, and playing with your baby.

4 Women - A health resource for before, during, and after pregnancy from the National Women's Health Information Center.

Kids Health - Website offering information about physical, mental and emotional health for children, teens, and adults.

Parents Magazine - Covers many parenting and pregnancy topics. Advertisements.

The American Academy of Pediatrics - Provides parenting and pregnancy information by topic.

The Helpline - Covers pregnancy and parenting basics. Advertisements.

The Parent Center/Baby Center - Covers pregnancy and parenting in depth. Advertisements.

The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know about Your Baby from Birth to Age Two. Sears, W. & Sears, M.
This resource covers Baby Care Basics, Feeding and Nutrition, Sleeping, Infant Development, Toilet Training, Baby Proofing, Health, Medical Problems, and First Aid.

Pregnancy - Covers feeding and safety.

Teenage Pregnancy Unit - A United Kingdom site that covers teenage pregnancy.