Pregnancy

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

Insomnia: How new moms can cope

Insomnia: How new moms can cope

The baby’s finally sleeping through the night, but now you can’t drift off. How long does “momsomnia” last?

Colleen Seto

As an Indigenous woman, I was scared to have my baby in a hospital

As an Indigenous woman, I was scared to have my baby in a hospital

The same systems and professionals that make white people feel safe—medical care, the police, social workers—have been genocidal in practice against my people for generations.

Andrea Landry

After an explosive birth, I found relief in the weirdest place

After an explosive birth, I found relief in the weirdest place

Overwhelmed doesn’t begin to describe how I felt during those first few weeks as a new mom. My iPhone’s autocorrect was oddly comforting.

Natalie Stechyson

Has COVID-19 scuttled my chances to have kids?

Trying to conceive

Has COVID-19 scuttled my chances to have kids?

Some fertility clinics are starting to re-open, but many people's plans to start or grow their families have already been altered.

H.G. Watson, Chatelaine

This new C-section scar therapy was a game-changer for me

Postpartum care

This new C-section scar therapy was a game-changer for me

I didn't mind the way my scar looked, but it felt really uncomfortable. So I decided to try Cesarean Scar Release Therapy. Here's what you need to know.

Celeste Percy-Beauregard

Is getting pregnant during the coronavirus outbreak a bad idea?

Trying to conceive

Is getting pregnant during the coronavirus outbreak a bad idea?

Is it OK to follow through with trying to conceive a baby during a pandemic that no one knows how long will last? We asked the experts.

Claire Sibonney

I had three kids after 40

Pregnancy health

I had three kids after 40

I didn’t plan on being an “older” mom; it’s just how my life played out. So, why do people feel the need to make comments about it?

Anna Vlachos

This is how prenatal care is changing because of coronavirus—and possibly staying that way

This is how prenatal care is changing because of coronavirus—and possibly staying that way

Solo ultrasounds, prenatal classes on Zoom, and virtual doctors' appointments: this is how prenatal care has changed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ariel Brewster

5 reasons why the last few uncomfortable weeks of pregnancy are worth it

5 reasons why the last few uncomfortable weeks of pregnancy are worth it

Are you feeling totally "over" being pregnant? Knowing what's going on during weeks 37 to 40 (and beyond!) can help you hang in there.

Bonnie Schiedel

This new term for C-sections gives power back to moms

This new term for C-sections gives power back to moms

C-section moms are tired of being told Caesareans are something that happen to you, but vaginal births are an accomplishment. This new term changes that.

Kristen Thompson

A Doctor Fact-Checks 7 “Things We Heard” About Fertility

Trying to conceive

A Doctor Fact-Checks 7 “Things We Heard” About Fertility

Just because it happened to a cousin’s cousin doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true. Dr. Marjorie Dixon sorts fertility facts from fiction.

Sarah Laing, FLARE

Postpartum sex: Why you don't want it—and why that's OK

Postpartum care

Postpartum sex: Why you don't want it—and why that's OK

A baby changes everything—including, oftentimes, your interest in sex. Still, the goal isn't to get the "old you" back. It's to figure out who you are now.

Leah McLaren

88 things nobody tells you about being pregnant

88 things nobody tells you about being pregnant

Weird body changes. Countless Google searches. Strange symptoms. There are so many facts about being pregnant that your friends just never mentioned.

Today's Parent

How infertility changed me—for the better

How infertility changed me—for the better

Had I not experienced pregnancy loss, I’d surely be richer, younger, and a little less insane. But what kind of mother would I have been?

Amy Klein

I was forced to give birth alone because of coronavirus

I was forced to give birth alone because of coronavirus

As coronavirus spread, the hospital told pregnant women like me that partners would not be allowed in the delivery room. I would be giving birth alone.

Laurel Ingraham Aquadro

28 self-care hacks for newbie parents

Postpartum care

28 self-care hacks for newbie parents

After the birth, there are oh-so-many ways your body will ache. We asked midwife Tracy Hydeman and other experienced parents for their soothing suggestions.

Claire Gagne

What do contractions feel like?

What do contractions feel like?

It's probably what many pregnant women worry about: How much will labour hurt? Real moms and a doctor explain what early labour and contractions feel like.

Celia Shatzman

New moms isolated with PPD, we see you—here's help

Postpartum care

New moms isolated with PPD, we see you—here's help

Postpartum depression can already make you feel isolated, so how can you reach out when we're practicing social distancing?

Ryan Van Lieshout

Nova Scotia has cancelled all home births—could it happen in other provinces?

Nova Scotia has cancelled all home births—could it happen in other provinces?

The choice to have a home birth in Canada has been thrown into question this week after the Nova Scotia government suspended midwifery-led home births.

Claire Sibonney

So you're about to give birth in a coronavirus pandemic

So you're about to give birth in a coronavirus pandemic

Pregnant women have many questions about how coronavirus will change their labour and delivery. We took those questions to top Canadian experts.

Claire Sibonney