INFACT Canada A breastfeeding support organization.
Infant Feeding Action Coalition
6 Trinity Square
Toronto, ON M5G 1B1 Canada
(416) 595-9819 http://www.infactcanada.ca/
La Leche League Intl.
A breastfeeding support organization. This site can link you to local breastfeeding support leaders that can answer breastfeeding questions.
LLLI
1400 N Meacham Rd
PO Box 4079
Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079
(800) 525-3243 http://www.lalecheleague.org
EVENTS
Twins Days in Twinsburg, Ohio Each year during the first full weekend in August, a festival is held in Twinsburg, Ohio (about 30 miles south of Cleveland). It's reported to be the largest annual gathering of twins in the world.
Twins Days Festival Committee
9825 Ravenna Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
(330) 425-3652 http://www.twinsdays.org/
FATHERSAt-Home Dads
An organization devoted to full-time fathering. This site offers subscription information for their newsletter,
as well as information about their nationwide At-Home Dads playgroups. http://www.athomedad.com
Father's World
A community of men who value fathering. This site provides support articles, a shopping guide, and other
interesting topics for fathers. http://www.fathersworld.com
National Center for Fathering
This organization provides guidance, research, and resources for men who want to become better fathers.
This site provides practical tips, humor and books available on fathering. http://www.fathers.com
FOUNDATIONSThe Multiple Births Foundation
Hammersmith House Level 4
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital
Du Can Road
London W12 OHS UK
+44 (020) 8383-3519
fax +44 (020) 8383-3041
mbf@ic.ac.uk www.multiplebirths.org.uk/
The Twins Foundation
A membership organization that serves twins, their families, the media, medical and social scientists and the general public through its publications, its National Twin Registry and its multi-media resource center.
The Twins Foundation
PO Box 6043
Providence, RI 02940-6043
(401) 729-1000
fax (business hours only) (401) 751-4642
twins@twinsfoundation.com http://www.twinsfoundation.com
GRANDPARENTSDouble Nachas & More A charitable organization that supports the care of families with newborn multiple children. Membership is limited to grandparents of twins or higher order multiples.
Enid Purow
Double Nachas & More
22 Niles Place
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 761-8908
INTERNATIONAL MULTIPLE BIRTH ASSOCIATIONS Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA) AMBA is a nonprofit organization whose goals are to increase awareness of the special needs of multiple birth families, and to improve the resources available to them. A self-help organization for multiple birth families, it consists of local AMBA groups.
The National Secretary
PO Box 105
Coogee, NSW 2034 Australia
(049) 46 8030 www.amba.org.au
Asociacion Puertorriquena de Nacimientos Multiples Puerto Rico association for multiples.
PO Box 1451
Yauco, PR 00698
(787) 267-5212 http://www.anmgemelos.com/
South African Multiple Birth Association (SAMBA) SAMBA was formed to give support and moral encouragement to parents of multiples.
Contact SAMBA at (0861) 432 432
www.samultiplebirth.co.za/
Multiple Births Canada/Naissances Multiples Canada (MBC) MBC (formerly POMBA Canada) is a non-profit organization of parents of multiples across Canada. Our collective experience can help other parents' challenges of raising twins, triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets. More than 50 local clubs have been formed by parents looking for support and information from each other.
PO Box 432
Wasaga Beach, ON L0L 2P0 Canada
(705) 429-0901
fax (705) 429-9809
Toll-free 866-228-8824 office@multiplebirthscanada.org www.multiplebirthscanada.org
Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA)
TAMBA is a registered charity for all parents with twins, triplets, quads, quints, sextuplets or more! It supports families with twins or more, individually, through local twins clubs, and specialist support groups, and promotes public and professional awareness of their needs.
2 The Willows
Gardner Road
Guildford GU1 4PG UK
0 (870) 770 3305 enquiries@tambahq.org.uk http://www.tamba.org.uk
International MOMS Club Provides support for stay-at-home moms. Over 2,000 local chapters in the United States.
International MOMS Club
25371 Rye Canyon Rd
Valencia, CA 91355 www.momsclub.org/
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.
Founded in 1960 with more than 450 local chapters across the United States.
PO Box 700860
Plymouth, MI 48170-0955
(248) 231-4480 or (877) 540-2200
info@nomotc.org http://www.nomotc.org
Family and Home Network Provides support for stay-at-home moms. Founded in 1984 as Mothers at Home.
PO Box 545
Fairfax, VA 22031
(800) 783-4666 www.familyandhome.org/
MOTHERS continued
The National Organization of Single Mothers Provides support for single mothers. Since 1991.
Single Mothers
PO Box 68
Midland, NC 28107
(704) 888-KIDS http://singlemothers.org/solomother@aol.com
M.O.S.T. (Mothers of Supertwins) A national, nonprofit network providing information, resources, empathy, and support to families with triplets and more. Since 1987.
PO Box 306
East Islip, NY 11730
(631) 859-1110
info@MOSTonline.org http://www.MOSTonline.org
PARENTING ISSUES
Parents without Partners This organization provides services and support for parents raising children alone due to divorce, never-married, separation or widowhood. PWP Inc. is the only international organization providing real help through discussions, professional speakers, study groups, publications and social activities for families and adults. Since 1957.http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Parent's Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights A group of professionals who work with parents to mandate educational rights for special needs children.
4826 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1098
(612) 827-2966
TDD (612) 827-7770 http://www.pacer.org
Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Assoc The Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association (CAPPA) includes more than 500 childbirth educators, labor doulas, postpartum doulas, and lactation consultants nationwide, who often work with and help families expecting multiples or who have multiples. Contact them for assistance in locating an expert in your area.
CAPPA
PO Box 491448
Lawrenceville, GA 30049
(888) MY-CAPPA http://www.cappa.net/
PREGNANCY
Sidelines National Support Network Sidelines is a network of support groups across the country for women with complicated pregnancies and their families.
PO Box 1808
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
(714) 497-2265 or (719) 488-0266
sidelines@sidelines.org http://sidelines.org
Doulas of North America An international, non-profit association of doulas who are trained to provide the highest quality labor support to birthing women and their families.
PO Box 626
Jasper, IN 47547
(888) 788-DONA http://www.dona.com
PREMATURITY
Preemies Today A nonprofit organization to support families of infants born prematurely throughout childhood. Serving families in the Washington DC area and beyond since 2003.
PO Box 523525
Springfield, VA 22152
(888) 712-3208 http://www.preemiestoday.org
Tiny Treasures An organization for parents of premature babies.
Sara Matzoll-Phillips
3618 Crossroad Ct
Eagan, MN 55123
(612) 460-2808
Wee Life Parents A support group for parents of children still in the NICU.
PO Box 193
Lodi, WI 53555
(608) 592-4648
RESEARCH
The Center for Study of Multiple Birth CSMB
333 E Superior St, Ste 464
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 266-9093 http://multiplebirth.com
International Society for Twin Studies The International Society for Twin Studies (ISTS) is an international, nonpolitical, nonprofit, multidisciplinary scientific organization. Its purpose is to further research and public education in all fields related to twins and twin studies, for the mutual benefit of twins and their families and of scientific research in general. The society was founded in Rome in 1974.
Membership information:
Professor Nicholas Martin
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Post Office, Royal Brisbane Hospital
Brisbane, QLD 4029 Australia
www.ists.qimr.edu.au/
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities The Minnesota Twin Family Study seeks to identify the genetic and environmental influences on the development of psychological traits. www.psych.umn.edu/psylabs/mtfs/default.htm
University of Southern California The Southern California Twin Project at USC was established to research the roles of heredity (genes) and environment (culture) in producing individual differences in human behavior. Topics of investigation include personality, cognitive abilities, mate selection, antisocial behavior and delinquency. www-rcf.usc.edu/~lbaker/twins.html
University of Wisconsin-Madison The Temperament and Twin Center at UWI was established to study the emotional development of twins. http://psych.wisc.edu/wtp/overview.htm
Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia contains the Mid Atlantic Twin Registry with over 12,000 sets of twins. This site provides twin research results for current VCU studies.http://www.matr.vcu.edu/us2.htm
King's College London The United Medical and Dental School of St. Thomas' Hospital, part of King's College London, has been conducting research on twins over the age of 18 since 1992. Research is currently being conducted on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=557
First Candle/SIDS Alliance Inc. The First Candle/SIDS Alliance is a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that funds research for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Additional goals of the organization include creating service delivery systems to better serve families and providing support programs for public education and awareness.
1314 Bedford Ave, Ste 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437 or (410) 964-8000 http://www.sidsalliance.org/
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