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.

Parenting through severe postpartum depression

Parenting through severe postpartum depression

Karen Bannister shares the powerful story of her downward spiral into postpartum depression.

Karen Bannister

How to deal with being pregnant at work

How to deal with being pregnant at work

Being pregnant at work can be stressful—worries about job security don't exactly make morning sickness easier to deal with. Here's what to expect.

Emily Senger

How EI parental benefits in Canada work

How EI parental benefits in Canada work

Whether you're pregnant or adopting, you quality for parental leave benefits. Figuring out how they work can be confusing so we break it down for you.

Lisa Kadane

Push Presents: 10 Gifts for New Moms

Push Presents: 10 Gifts for New Moms

We know the biggest gift for any new mom is her baby. But unlike labour, a congratulatory "push" present never hurts. Here are 10 gift ideas for a new mom.

Amy Valm

#ThisIsMyLife: 6 uses for your postpartum belly

#ThisIsMyLife: 6 uses for your postpartum belly

Who knew all the things your postpartum belly was good for!

Leah Rumack

Diastasis recti symptoms and how to treat it

Postpartum care

Diastasis recti symptoms and how to treat it

Abdominal muscles don’t always snap back into place after having a baby, and that belly bulge may be a sign of a diastasis recti. Here's what to do.

Jessica Leeder

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2016

Which baby names made the Nova Scotia list this year? Check out which monikers came out on top.

Today's Parent

Dealing with diarrhea during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

Dealing with diarrhea during pregnancy

Diarrhea during pregnancy is more common than you might think. Here’s what to do if you find you’re running to the bathroom a lot.

Kara Aaserud

Don’t cut the cord too soon! Experts say that a brief pause after birth benefits most newborns

Don’t cut the cord too soon! Experts say that a brief pause after birth benefits most newborns

Waiting 30 seconds to a minute after birth to cut the umbilical cord helps gives newborns an extra surge of oxygen-rich blood.

Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press

5 ways to cope with morning sickness

5 ways to cope with morning sickness

The latest guidelines, released last week, have pregnant women and doctors alike rethinking how to treat morning sickness.

Kalli Anderson

More women are starting to use marijuana during pregnancy, says new study

More women are starting to use marijuana during pregnancy, says new study

New reports find that more and more pregnant women are starting to toke up to treat morning sickness.

Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2016

Find out which boy and girl names came out on top!

Emily Rivas

How the Zika virus is changing family travel plans

How the Zika virus is changing family travel plans

What you need to know before you book a trip or babymoon.

Karen Robock

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Getting pregnant

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Parents at very high risk of having a child with a life-threatening disease may soon have the chance of a healthy, genetically related child.

Maria Cheng, The Associated Press

8 baby name trends for 2017

8 baby name trends for 2017

From Vikings to grandpas and even acronyms, here are the top baby name trends for 2017.

Emily Rivas

Vasectomy reversal: What you need to know

Trying to conceive

Vasectomy reversal: What you need to know

That vasectomy that seemed like a good idea a few years ago, but what if you want to flip it and reverse it? Here's what you need to know.

Jason Anderson

CMV: The dangerous virus most pregnant don't know about

CMV: The dangerous virus most pregnant don't know about

If a pregnant woman contracts CMV, her unborn baby could face a slew of health problems. But OBs are divided on whether to warn women about the risks.

Jessica Leeder

After a parent‘s worst nightmare, we welcomed a rainbow

After a parent‘s worst nightmare, we welcomed a rainbow

Days away from the due date, the baby stopped moving. We had no choice but to endure our worst nightmare—stillbirth. Months later, we have a happy update.

Ian Hunter

Pregnancy weight gain: How much is normal?

Pregnancy weight gain: How much is normal?

How much weight did you gain during pregnancy? Canadian women are piling on more pounds than ever before, presenting doctors with a dilemma.

Jessica Leeder

How to have a gentler C-section

How to have a gentler C-section

How hospitals are revolutionizing the experience of delivering by C-section.

Vanessa Milne