Pregnant Women in Disasters and Emergencies: Health Information Guide
Information by Topic Area
The searches below find resources from two National Library of Medicine databases:
- Disaster Lit®: links to disaster medicine and public health documents for a professional audience, available on the internet at no cost. Includes expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and more.
- PubMed: more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. May include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Click on the searches below, or go directly to the databases and develop your own searches.
All Topics
Disaster Lit
PubMed
- Study of developmental disorders among newborns in Fukushima City after the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear power plant accident; an adjunct study of the Fukushima Regional Center of the Japan Environmental and Children's Study (JECS)
- The effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake on hypertensive disorders during pregnancy: a study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Natural Disasters
Earthquakes
Disaster Lit
PubMed
- Study of developmental disorders among newborns in Fukushima City after the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear power plant accident; an adjunct study of the Fukushima Regional Center of the Japan Environmental and Children's Study (JECS)
- The effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake on hypertensive disorders during pregnancy: a study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Floods
Disaster Lit
PubMed
Hurricanes
Disaster Lit
PubMed
- Influence of in utero exposure to maternal depression and natural disaster-related stress on infant temperament at 6 months: The children of Superstorm Sandy
- Recent Canadian efforts to develop population-level pregnancy intervention studies to mitigate effects of natural disasters and other tragedies
CBRNE
Chemical Agents
Disaster Lit
Biological Agents
Disaster Lit
Radiological and Nuclear
Disaster Lit
PubMed
- Factors Associated With Intention of Future Pregnancy Among Women Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Analysis of Fukushima Health Management Survey Data From 2012 to 2014
- The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) in Fukushima Prefecture: Pregnancy Outcome after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Explosives
Infectious Diseases
Ebola
Disaster Lit
Zika Virus
Disaster Lit
- Rapid Risk Assessment: Zika Virus Transmission Worldwide
- RCOG/RCM/PHE/HPS (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists/Royal College of Midwives/Public Health England/Health Protection Scotland) Clinical Guidelines: Zika Virus Infection and Pregnancy; Information for Healthcare Professionals; Updated 2/27/19
Pandemics
Disaster Lit
Psychological and Behavioral Health
Disaster Lit
PubMed
- Influence of in utero exposure to maternal depression and natural disaster-related stress on infant temperament at 6 months: The children of Superstorm Sandy
- Prevalence and determinants of symptoms of antenatal common mental disorders among women who had recently experienced an earthquake: a systematic review
Special Topics
Breastfeeding/Infant Feeding
Disaster Lit
Intimate Partner Violence
Disaster Lit
Sheltering
Disaster Lit
Key Organizations and Agencies
Federal Government
- Administration for Children and Families, Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Division of At-Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health & Community Resilience, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Organizations
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- March of Dimes
- United States Breastfeeding Committee