Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov

ATSDR provides trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.

Canary Database

http://canarydatabase.org

Staff of the Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program select, curate, and index thousands of articles to review the evidence of animals as “early warning” sentinels of human health hazards.

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov

This is the home page for the CFSAN.  Note the link from this page to women's health, including pregnancy.

Food Safety for Moms-To-Be

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~pregnant/pregnant.html

This FDA site provides pregnant women with guidelines on safe food, safe food preparation, and foodborne illnesses of particular impact on pregnant women and their babies.

What Your Patients Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (FDA/EPA)

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3b.html

This FDA/EPA site provides advice, data, and resources on mercury risks in seafood for pregnant and nursing women.

Clinical Teratology Web Site

http://depts.washington.edu/~terisweb

This site, a project of the Teratogen Information System at the University of Washington, offers access to computerized databases such as TERIS & Shepards's Catalog of Teratogenic Agents.  The site also offers information about lactation, training programs, other organizations, meetings, and other resources.

Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) (NLM)

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT

LactMed is a database of drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed.

General Information about Pregnancy Exposure Registries (FDA)

http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/WomensHealthResearch/ucm134844.htm

This FDA Office of Women’s Health site provides an explanation of how pregnancy exposure registries work and how to participate in them, as well as a list of registries and resources for additional information on taking medications during pregnancy.

Household Products Database (NLM)

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/index.htm

This database contains health and safety information on over 6000 products used in and around the home.  Pregnancy and birth defects risks are included, but not as a separate category.

March of Dimes Foundation (MOD)

http://www.marchofdimes.com

The MOD site links to the MOD Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education Center for information on birth defects.  The Center can also be contacted by e-mail or through their Info Now chat function.

Motherisk

http://www.motherisk.org

Motherisk provides evidence based information about the safety or risk of drugs, chemicals, and disease during pregnancy and lactation.

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd

This is the home page for the four branches of the NCBDDD: Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Human Development, and Blood Disorders.  The site offers links to the Center's publications, training, funding opportunities, definitions, and information on birth defects.

National Children’s Study (NCS)

http://nationalchildrensstudy.gov

The NCS will examine the environmental impact on 100,000 children from before birth through age 21.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh

NIOSH is responsible for conducting research on occupational disease and injury.  The website provides information on occupational hazards, safety, guidelines, and links to databases.

National Library of Medicine's Environmental Health and Toxicology 

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

This is the main website for NLM Specialized Information Services toxicology information.  Search all of TOXNET or specific databases such as TOXMAP, Haz-Map, listservs, and LactMed.

National Toxicology Program (NTP)

http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov

The NTP coordinates toxicology research and testing activities.  The website provides links, fact sheets, testing information, study results, reports, grants, and other

information.

NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR)

http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov

The NIH National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) web site is the resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

http://www.osha.gov

OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America’s workers. Site information is arranged by broad topics, including compliance, laws, enforcement, state programs, safety and health topics, and statistics.

Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS)

http://www.otispregnancy.org

OTIS provides links to the Teratology Information Services in the United States and Canada. Teratology Information Services provide comprehensive and multidisciplinary resources for medical consultation on prenatal exposure to teratogens.  Their phone number is 866-626-6847.

Reprotox

http://www.reprotox.org

Reprotox is an information service developed by the Reproductive Toxicology Center.  The database provides assessments on the potentially harmful effects on pregnancy, reproduction, and development.  Access to this database is by subscription or as a paid visitor.

Society of Toxicology

http://www.toxicology.org

This site provides information about the Society's mission, publications, and links to other sites.

Teratology Society Web Site

http://www.teratology.org

This site provides information on teratology, resources, research, and training in teratology.

Tox Town

http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov

Tox Town provides an introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks encountered in everyday life, in everyday places.

ToxSeek

http://toxseek.nlm.nih.gov/toxseek

ToxSeek is a meta-search site for environmental health and toxicology.