Stork Storytime Podcast

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Infertility Center of St. Louis www.infertile.com This site provides comprehensive information, graphics, thorough explanations, and videos of all topics related to infertility. Dr. Sherman Silber, the primary reproductive endocrinologist at this center, also has a YouTube channel dedicated to answering viewers’ questions about fertility. The latest treatment options are discussed in detail. Creative Family Connections www.creativefamilyconnections.com This site has comprehensive information about each state’s surrogacy laws including information about current surrogacy statutes, legal proceedings that may be required, and the legality of surrogacy for single individuals and gay and lesbian couples. Click on US Surrogacy Map in the drop-down menu at the top of the page to find specific information about each state. The laws in the state where the child would be born applies in the case of surrogacy (not the state you live in). Find Surrogate Mother www.findsurrogatemother.com This site is an independent pl

Additional Resources: Mercy Iowa City http://www.mercyiowacity.org/ Safe Kids Johnson County http://www.mercyiowacity.org/safekids-johnsoncounty Iowa KidSight https://medicine.uiowa.edu/kidsight/ North Liberty Community Library http://www.northlibertylibrary.org/adult/stork-storytime/expo/

Additional Resources: "Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa" https://uichildrens.org/mothers-milk-bank-iowa "Human Milk Banking Association of North America" https://www.hmbana.org/

Additional Resources: "Summer Pregnancy Survival Guide" https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/pampering/summer-pregnancy-survival-guide/ "Is Sunscreen Safe During Pregnancy" https://www.thebump.com/a/sunscreen-safe-during-pregnancy "6 Sunscreen Rules to Follow When You're Pregnant" https://www.fitpregnancy.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-health/six-sunscreen-rules-follow-when-you-re-pregnant "Should You Put Sunscreen on Infants, Not Usually" https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm309136.htm "Pregnancy and Allergies" https://acaai.org/allergies/who-has-allergies/pregnancy-allergies

Additional Resources: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics https://medicine.uiowa.edu/pediatrics/ Iowa Department of Public Health https://idph.iowa.gov/ University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital https://uichildrens.org/

Additional Resources: The Iowa City Autism Community http://autismiowacity.org Autism Society http://www.autism-society.org/ The National Autistic Society http://www.autism.org.uk/about.aspx The Antelope Lending Library https://www.antelopelendinglibrary.org/

Additional Resources: Mercy on Call https://www.mercyiowacity.org/Default.aspx?id=31&sid=1&CWFriendlyUrl=true Phone: (319) 358-2767 Safe Kids of Johnson County https://www.safekids.org/coalition/safe-kids-johnson-county Safe Kids of Johnson County (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/Safe-Kids-Johnson-CountyIA-154621237891778/ Safe Kids Worlwide https://www.safekids.org/ American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx

Additional Resources: North Liberty Family Health Centre Phone: (319) 626-6006 http://www.nlfhc.com/ Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/ Iowa Department of Public Health https://idph.iowa.gov/ American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/

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Additional Resources: Iowa Breastfeeding Coalition http://www.iabreastfeeding.org/ Mother’s Milk Bank of Iowa https://uichildrens.org/mothers-milk-bank-iowa

Additional resources: Grant Wood Area Education Agency (AEA) http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us Iowa City Autism Community http://autismiowacity.org First Words Project http://firstwordsproject.com/ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers https://m-chat.org/

For additional information please visit: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/kidsight http://www.mercyiowacity.org/safekids-johnsoncounty

For more information please visit the following: http://www.summerlearning.org for the national summer learning association. https://www.cslpreads.org for the benefits of summer reading.

Hear From an Expert: Vision in newborns and children by North Liberty Library

Let's Dish: Beyond The Bump by North Liberty Library

Hear From an Expert: Dr. Tori Logan, Early Literacy by North Liberty Library

Jennifer and Emily welcome Megan and Tessa from Enrichment Therapies to the podcast. Megan and Tessa explain the different aspects of speech pathology and discuss the importance of incorporating letter knowledge into the early part of a child's life.

Jennifer and Emily welcome Iowa City Children's Librarian Karen Gordon to the podcast. Karen discusses some of the ways parents can learn and practice proper reading and storytelling techniques in their child's first few months.

Jennifer and Emily introduce Womb Literacy. They look back and explain where the idea came from and describe the different elements that will make up the Womb Literacy program.