BabyCenter
Encyclopedia
BabyCenter is a parenting website
providing information on conception, pregnancy
, birth
, and early childhood for parents and parents-to-be. The site has been online since August 11, 1998.
BabyCenter L.L.C. is owned by Johnson & Johnson
, the main sponsor on the site. BabyCenter has a policy of maintaining a clear separation between advertising content and medically approved health content. Users of the website can sign up for free weekly email newsletters that guide them through pregnancy and their child's development.
The company is based in San Francisco and has several companion websites around the world, including BabyCenter Arabia, BabyCenter Brazil, BabyCenter China, BabyCenter India, and others.
BabyCenter was purchased from the now defunct eToys in a cash agreement valued at approximately $10 million dollars in March 2001.
BabyCenter was the winner of the 'Best family and parenting site' category in the 2006 and 2011 Webby Awards
and the winner of the 'Health' category in the Fourth Annual GII Awards.
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
providing information on conception, pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
, birth
Birth
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world...
, and early childhood for parents and parents-to-be. The site has been online since August 11, 1998.
BabyCenter L.L.C. is owned by Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
, the main sponsor on the site. BabyCenter has a policy of maintaining a clear separation between advertising content and medically approved health content. Users of the website can sign up for free weekly email newsletters that guide them through pregnancy and their child's development.
The company is based in San Francisco and has several companion websites around the world, including BabyCenter Arabia, BabyCenter Brazil, BabyCenter China, BabyCenter India, and others.
BabyCenter was purchased from the now defunct eToys in a cash agreement valued at approximately $10 million dollars in March 2001.
BabyCenter was the winner of the 'Best family and parenting site' category in the 2006 and 2011 Webby Awards
Webby Awards
A Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
and the winner of the 'Health' category in the Fourth Annual GII Awards.