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January 24, 1999
Links!!!! Links to all the sites mentioned in posts and e-mail
discussions by our members that I could find are listed below.
As you should know when visiting any site, only the site itself
can take any or no responsibility for it's content (i.e. we can't
be responsible for their content!)
From time to time this list will be updated. We'll try to
update them regularly. The most recent updates begin with a *.
If you know of a useful link/web site that we should add -
please e-mail it to: momo@monoamniotic.org for us to
include on this list.
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Medical Definitions:
Definitions and information about TTTS: www.tttsfoundation.com/proguide.htm
Also lists fetal & maternal risks: parsons.ab.umd.edu/~datkins/nurs669/hrobtwin.htm
Includes definitions of different types of twinning: web.mit.edu/afs/athena/user/j/g/jganger/Public/menu.html
*A study on the delay in speech
development in twins:
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/user/j/g/jganger/Public/delaylit.html
FetalMD definition and percentages of monoamniotic: www.fetalmd.com/monoamniotictwins.htm
Definition of Wharton's Jelli or Gel
which is the makeup of the umbilical cord:
A picture and description: www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/PLACHTML/PLAC074.html
The definition: www.pbcc.cc.fl.us/southweb/colombo/a&p1;/tissue10.htm
Ultrasound:
Information on types of OB/GYN ultrasounds in the consumer
info section: www.aium.org
Very thorough reference on ultrasonography by Dr. Joseph Woo:
home.hkstar.com/~joewoo/joewoo2.html
3-D Ultrasound:
www.cs.uwa.edu.au/~bernard/us3d.html
*http://home.hkstar.com/~joewoo/joewoo3d.html
Pictures of momo placentas:
155.37.5.42/eAtlas/GYN/67.htm
155.37.5.42/Code/1140.htm
155.37.5.42/Code/1141.htm
155.37.5.42/Code/1142.htm
155.37.5.42/Code/1143.htm
TTTS:
www.tttsfoundation.org/ttts.htm
www.tttsfoundation.org/
*The UK Twin to Twin Transfusion
Syndrome Association: www.twin2twin.org
*Twin Hope is a non-profit organization
helping families affected by TTTS and other twin-related diseases:
http://www.twinhope.com
Chart shows how the sacs form a certain number of days after
fertilization and which twins have the greatest chance of having
TTTS: www.tttsfoundation.com/Chart1.htm
Fetal Medicine:
He discusses momo under fetal conditions. Also has information
on umbilical cord ligation to help with TTTS:
Dr. Quintero MD / Mary Allen RN (note: they are honorary members
to our group!) www.fetalmd.com
IUGR:
chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00942.html
Pregnancy complications leading to loss:
This one mentions monoamniotic with 1% of identical twins
percentage: web621a7.ntx.net/healthinfo.to/TEXTS/complic_pregnancy.html
Sulindac:
A report on a drug to reduce amniotic fluid and therefore
hopefully reduce fetal movement: www1.mosby.com/Mosby/Periodicals/Medical/AJOG/ob760213.html
Medical journals and references:
A bio with momo diagnosis reference: www.perinatal.com/who/ssbiblio.htm
momo reference - quoted at 5% of identicals though! nuc-med-read.uthscsa.edu/WILLIAMS/GU/OB.htm
US National Library of Medicine: igm-01.nlm.nih.gov/index.html
*Search the National Library
of Medicine for references to medical journals:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
*Clinical discussion of twinning:
http://www.atlanta-mfm.com/clindisc/vol2no4.html
*Papers on the benefits/risks
of steroid therapy for lung development:
http://text.nlm.nih.gov/nih/cdc/www/95txt.html
*A simpler version:
http://www.nhsconfed.net/shpic/doc08.htm
http://home.aafp.org/afp/970915ap/edit_3.html
http://home.aafp.org/afp/970915ap/adetona.html
Support for Parents of Multiples:
A Twins Board. Has a twins list, live chats, and FAQ's on
toilet training, speech delays in twins, bedrest, multiple childbirth
and many more. Also where you can join the Twin-L (Listserv)
- an e-mail discussion list. www.owc.net/~twins
and www.owc.net/~twins/resource.htm
Links to twin and triplets sites: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/9829/multiple.htm
A MOTC club - SAAMOM (San Antonio)- has reference in stats
to momo's: members.aol.com/saamomweb/index.htm
Has lots of links for twin sites: www.bsu.net/summerst/twininf.htm
Father's of Twins group: members.aol.com/nofotc
Safety Products: safetymatters.com
Info on helping your child through the first 3 years from
the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families: http://www.zerotothree.org/
*Support
for High Risk Pregnancies:
A network of support groups to help women with high risk pregnancies:
http://www.sidelines.org
*Premature
Baby Links:
A special heart to remeber our premature babies: http://www.preemie-hearts.com
A preemie list with some other info at the end: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~garyh/preemie.htm
The American Associaton for Premature Infants (A.A.P.I.):
www.aapi-online.org
Site for products especially for the care of preemies in NICU:
www.tinythings.com
Links back to our Momo Site (that
we know of):
www.sentex.net/~jeanette/whatsnew.htm
http://soli.inav.net/~rakamin/
*http://sidelines.org/sites.html
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