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The Third Trimester of Pregnancy
During the third trimester, you will begin to make provisions for life after pregnancy with your new baby. This section will provide a diagram of your body and your baby at this stage, discuss what to expect during prenatal visits, interviewing and selecting a health care provider for your baby, and how to plan for bringing your baby home (if you did not have a home birth). We have created "Questions for You to Ask your Baby's Potential Care Provider", in addition to providing you with a contact list for finding local pediatric health providers. Continue to "Your Body: What's Happening"   Journey to Parenthood is available as a book in our bookstore. Most recent page update: 2/29/2008
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New VBAC Guidlines
ACOG has just issued new Guidlines for VBAC. What changed? What continues? We've Moved!
On July 1, 2010, the Childbirth Connection office moved to 260 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016. All other contact information is unchanged. New Pregnancy Video Library Available
Our new Video Library features links to a wealth of resources for health professionals as well as for women who are planning pregnancy, are pregnant or are new mothers. Visit the Video Library  "2020 Vision" and "Blueprint for Action" Reports Available Learn about Transforming Maternity Care project Read the "2020 Vision" Read the "Blueprint for Action" Read the Consumer Workgroup report Help implement Blueprint recommendations Listen to report release event audio, 1/2010 eNews Sign Up
Help Transform Maternity Care! Rising Maternal Mortality
Updated Maternity Care Statistics Available
US Cochrane Center (USCC)/Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare (CUE) Evidence-Based Maternity Care Report Released New Mothers Speak Out National Report Released New Content!
 Journey to Parenthood Full Book Available Online! A family-friendly book covering the trimesters, pregnancy resources, and the latest information on baby's first year of development. Available online (free) and for purchase in the Bookstore. Browse through Journey to Parenthood  Buy this book and learn more
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