Resources for Parents
As you make healthcare choices for your baby, reliable information is your best ally. Here you can find recent news and recommended reading from experts in the field.
Books
Recommended reading for parents learning about vaccines and disease prevention.
Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure
By Dr. Paul Offit
Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year
By Ari Brown, MD and Denise Fields
The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis
By Paul A. Offit, MD
Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion
By Mic Fitzpatrick
Do Vaccines Cause That?! A Guide for Evaluating Vaccine Safety Concerns
By Martin G. Myers, MD and Diego Pineda
Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
By Richard Roy Grinker
Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases
By Paul A. Offit, MD
Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver
By Arthur Allen
Vaccines
By Stanley A. Plotkin, MD, Walter A. Orenstein, MD and Paul A. Offit, MD
Vaccines: What You Should Know
By Paul A. Offit, MD and Louis M. Bell, MD
What to Expect Guide to Immunizations
By Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
Other Resources
The Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why Is It Like That?
American Academy of Pediatrics information about vaccine schedules
Clear Answers & Smart Advice About Your Baby's Shots
By Ari Brown, MD. PDF excerpt from the book 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year
The Facts About Childhood Vaccines
CHOP fact sheet on general vaccine safety
Questions and Answers about Vaccine Ingredients
Information about vaccine ingredients from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Too Many Vaccines? What You Should Know
CHOP fact sheet on the amount of vaccines given today
Vaccines and Autism: What you should know
CHOP fact sheet on vaccines and autism
