Breastfeeding Warm Line - Support for new parents' concerns. Birth Plus 310-477-PLUS
Car Seat Loan - Car seat loan information, SafetyBeltSafe 310-673-2666 or 800-745-SAFE
Child Abuse Hotline - 24 hour crisis intervention information and referrals. 800-422-4453
Disposable Diaper Complaints? - Call the Consumer Products Safety Commission. 800-638-2772
Down Syndrome Association of L.A. - Support group for parents and children, peer counselors, library resources, free information. 800-464-8995 or 818-718-6363
InfoLine - Emergency referral agency for families for shelter, food, counseling. 818-350-6833
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation - 800-223-1138
Koch/Young Family Resource Center - Multimedia lending library, on-line computer services information on developmental disabilities. 213-380-0008
Natural Parenting Hotline - Attachment parenting, extended breastfeeding, birth loss. 818-951-7744
Poison Information Center - 800-777-6476
Sidelines National Support Network - Support for high-risk pregnancy, newsletter, lending library, free information pack. Los Angeles area Carol Kennan, RN. 626-914-5252
SIDS - Free information on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). 800-221-SIDS
Tele-Service - Support service for expectant parents, teen pregnancy and referral services. 909-820-2845
Teratogen Information Service (TIS) - Information on effects of substances and the environment on pregnancy UCSD. 800-532-3749 or 619-294-6084
Tri-Pos Grapevine - For parents of deaf or hard of hearing babies/children. 800-2TRI-POD (CA) voice or T.D.D.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Information for safety standards on cribs, toys, etc. 800-638-CPSC