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FAMILY RESOURCES
Fetal Hope
Fetal Hope helps with twin-twin transfusion syndrome,
acardiac twin, amniotic band syndrome and fetal bladder obstruction.
For more information about the Fetal Hope Foundation:
Website: http://www.fetalhope.org
Phone: 1-877-789-HOPE
Email: info@fetalhope.org
Outpatient Resources
The staff at the Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health
(IMFH) will be your main contact while you are a patient with the
IMFH program. The Nurse Care Manager will schedule your appointments,
answer your questions, and connect you with helpful resources.
Lodging
Ronald McDonald House
The mission of Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House is
to provide a “home away from home” that reduces the stress
of children in treatment and their families; ease families’
worries about care, finances and family life, and creates understanding
and support from the community.
The Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House ® is a program
of Ronald McDonald House Charities ® of Southern California. For
more information, please call (323) 663-8550 or visit www.larmh.org.
NOTE: To secure a reservation, please obtain a referral from the IMFH
Nurse Care Manager.
Other Accommodations Near Childrens Hospital Los
Angeles-Institute for Maternal Fetal Health
Best Western Hollywood
6141 Franklin Ave. (323) 464-5181
Best Western Holiday Plaza Inn
2011 North Highland Ave. (800) 232-4353
Dunes Sunset Motel
5625 Sunset Blvd (323) 467-5171
Hilton Glendale
100 W. Glenoaks Blvd. (818) 956-5466
Holiday Inn Express
1755 North Highland Ave. (323) 464-3243
Hollywood Downtown Motel
5601 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 464-7191
Hollywood Orchid Suites
1753 North Orchid Ave. (323) 874-9678
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
7000 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 466-7000
Hollywood Travelodge
1401 North Vermont Ave. (323) 665-5735
Ramada Hollywood Hotel
1160 North Vermont Ave. (323) 660-1788
Restaurants Near Childrens Hospital Los Angeles-
Institute for Maternal-Fetal Health
Acapulco (Mexican)
4444 Sunset Blvd. (323) 665-5751
Bianca’s Deli (American/Greek)
1307 N. Vermont Ave. #B (323) 669-1829
Chef Wok (Chinese)
1415 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 664-6312
Cobalt Cantina (Nouvelle)
4326 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 953-9991
Don Felix (Peruvian/Seafood)
4435 Fountain Ave. (323) 669-7575
Eat N’ High (Thai)
4501 Fountain Ave. (323) 669-9682
El Chavo (Mexican)
4441 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 664-0871
Fatburger (Fast Food)
1611 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 663-3100
Los Burritos (Mexican)
4929 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 665-5585
Mama Mia Café (Italian)
1727 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 669-3354
McDonald’s (Fast Food)
4650 Sunset Blvd. (323) 666-1979
Pioneer Chicken (Fast Food)
4376 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 663-2441
Wendy’s (Fast Food)
1305 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 663-7387
The above listings are provided for your convenience
only. No recommendation or
endorsement of any restaurant or lodging by Childrens Hospital Los
Angeles IMFH is intended.
Resources on Pregnancy
American Pregnancy Information on fetal development,
prenatal testing, multiple births, labor, birth defects and more.
www.americanpregnancy.org/index.htm
Resources on Birth
Includes information for professionals and families.
Review sample birth plans and find helpful infant care and parenting
tips.
http://www.birthsource.com/Scripts/default.asp
Comprehensive discussion of labor and birth and instruction
in control of labor contractions from a certified childbirth education
and RN — an excellent resource for mothers on bed rest who cannot
attend childbirth classes in the community.
www.pregnancy.about.com/cs/childbirthclasses/l/blclassindex2.htm
Medline’s pregnancy Web site
A collection of Web sites for late-breaking news, health
advice, pregnancy anatomy and physiology, prenatal nutrition and much
more
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pregnancy.html
Sidelines
Support for women on bed rest during pregnancy. Helpful articles on
coping, passing time, family issues and more
www.sidelines.org
Resources on Breast-feeding
Breast Feeding Your Baby — The Childrens’s
Hospital of Philadelphia
This comprehensive site offers information on getting started, recognizing
effective suckling, troubleshooting difficulties and collecting and
storing breast milk.
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/
LaLeche League
A comprehensive site with breast-feeding information for moms and
professionals. Includes FAQs, support groups, conferences and much
more. Information is available in foreign languages also.
www.lalecheleague.org
Resources on Post-partum depression
Depression After Delivery
Information to help parents differentiate “baby blues”
from post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis. Also includes
information on treatment, support groups and choosing a psychotherapist.
www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Resources on Diagnoses
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
Cherubs—Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Support group for parents and families of children with diaphragmatic
hernia
www.cherubs-cdh.org
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLMB)
Support organization for parents who have lost one or more of their
children during a multiple gestation pregnancy. Special newsletters
cover topics, including “knowing ahead,” by and for parents
who have learned during pregnancy that one of their twins or multiples
will not live long after birth. “Going longer,” was written
by and for parents who are going through the remainder of a twin or
higher multiple gestation pregnancy after one of the babies has died
in utero.
www.climb-support.org
Congenital Heart Defects
Heart Connection: Support network, providing information and resources
for children and adults affected by congenital heart defect
www.caheartconnection.org
Gastroschisis
GEEPS
Gastroschisis Exomphalos Extrophies Parent Support
An international network of families and friends of children born
with abdominal abnormalities.
www.geeps.co.uk
Omphalocele
Mothers of Omphaloceles (MOOS)
Internet support group for families of children with omphaloceles.
Includes links to other resources and addresses all facets of the
condition.
www.omphalocele.com
Spina Bifida Association of America (SBAA)
The Spina Bifida Association of America's mission is to promote the
prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected.
They promote public awareness, and provide funding for research.
4590 McArthur Blvd., NW, Suite 250
Washington, D.C., USA 20007-4226
(202) 944-3285
(800) 621-3141
Fax: (202) 944-3295
E-mail: sbaa@sbaa.org
Web: http://www.sbaa.org/
Twin Anomalies
The Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation
Includes information for families during and after pregnancy, research
updates, a message board and much more.
http://www.tttsfoundation.org
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