Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More - Other Places To Get Help

American College 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 site has information on many women's health topics, including reproductive health, breast-feeding, violence, and quitting smoking.

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.

This organization provides literature and information on infertility.

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.

The National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs (NOMOTC) was founded in 1960 to promote the special aspects of child development that relate to multiple-birth children. NOMOTC has more than 400 support groups with over 25,000 members.

Postpartum Support International offers information and support not only to women who are coping with postpartum depression and anxiety after childbirth but also to their families. The Web site also includes the Mills Depression and Anxiety Symptom-Feeling Checklist for evaluating your symptoms.

This organization provides mutual support for bereaved parents and families who have suffered a loss due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death. SHARE provides newsletters, pen pals, and information regarding professionals, caregivers, and pastoral care.

Sidelines is a national support network of mothers who have had high-risk pregnancies and of family members. Sidelines provides information and emotional support for women in high-risk pregnancies. Sidelines also distributes a magazine called Left Side Lines. Community-based chapters are located throughout the United States.