Knowledge of available treatment information is critical to the decision-making process. Web-based resources are available to the healthcare professional for accessing current data about medications during childbearing. One such resource is a a free database on reproductive and developmental toxicology, provided online by the National Institutes of Health at http://www.toxnet.nlm.nih.gov. Treatment options for postpartum depression are reviewed elsewhere in this issue (Abreu et al., see page xxx).