Sites

Sites

 

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

"...Established in 1977, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) is a not-for-profit organization of over 2,000 members that are dedicated to improving perinatal care. The Society's primary objectives are to promote and expand education in Maternal-Fetal medicine and to encourage the exchange of new ideas and research concerning the most recent approaches and treatments for obstetrical problems..."

 

 

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

"The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Founded in 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, ACOG has over 46,000 members and is the nation's leading group of professionals providing health care for women. Now based in Washington, DC, it is a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization..."

 

 

The Association for Medical Ultrasound

"...Our Mission: The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine is a multidisciplinary association dedicated to advancing the safe and effective use of ultrasound in medicine through professional and public education, research, development of guidelines, and accreditation..."

 

 

The Fetal Medicine Centre

"...The Fetal Medicine Centre provides care by sonographers who have trained in fetal medicine under Professor Kypros Nicolaides.  Our ultrasound scans are performed to the highest standards and are backed up with informative and sensitive counseling.  All profits from the centre are donated to the Fetal Medicine Foundation (Registered Charity 1037116) and donations are gratefully accepted..."

 

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

"...The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.  Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases..."

 

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves..."