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.

The unexpected upside to morning sickness

The unexpected upside to morning sickness

A recent study shows that women who experience morning sickness are less likely to have a miscarriage or stillbirth.

Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press

Signs you're a pregzilla and what to do about it

Signs you're a pregzilla and what to do about it

Have you heard of a pregzilla? Find out if you are one, and what to do about it.

Lisa van de Geyn

The truth about conceiving a boy

Getting pregnant

The truth about conceiving a boy

Is it actually possible to “sway” your baby’s gender and conceive a boy (or a girl) with special diets and timing when you have sex?

Claire Gagne

The real dangers of drinking while pregnant

The real dangers of drinking while pregnant

How much damage can one glass of wine really do? We've got the facts on FASD, the most common preventable developmental disability affecting Canadians.

Jill Buchner

This teen is making mad money helping parents pick their baby's name

This teen is making mad money helping parents pick their baby's name

The young entrepreneur has earned close to £50,000 with her baby naming business.

Davina Sinnatamby

Problems getting pregnant? It could be PCOS

Getting pregnant

Problems getting pregnant? It could be PCOS

Up to 10 percent of women have polycystic ovarian syndrome. Here’s what you should know if you think you might be one of them.

Katie Dupuis

Waiting for pregnancy

Waiting for pregnancy

After finding out I was unlikely to become pregnant naturally, I started to contemplate fertility treatment.

Belle Boggs

The most popular baby names in England and Wales are quite surprising

The most popular baby names in England and Wales are quite surprising

The list features many royal names—but with one noticeable exception!

Alyssa Ashton

Prenatal appointments: What to expect during each trimester

Prenatal appointments: What to expect during each trimester

Over the next nine months, you’ll be scanned, poked and prodded. Here’s a preview.

Haley Overland

Have you signed up for a free baby box?

Have you signed up for a free baby box?

The Finnish baby box tradition is becoming a big trend in Canada.

Today's Parent

Being 40 And Pregnant Is The New Normal

Being 40 And Pregnant Is The New Normal

For the first time in recorded Canadian history, mothers over 40 are officially having more kids than teens are.

Meagan Campbell

Pregnant women advised to avoid South Florida due to new Zika cases

Pregnant women advised to avoid South Florida due to new Zika cases

The Canadian Press

12 sweet baby shower treats

12 sweet baby shower treats

What's a baby shower without treats? We don't blame you if you have a hard time narrowing from this selection of sweets. Oh, just make them all!

Amy Valm

Study: Babies conceived between January and March more likely to have learning disabilities

Study: Babies conceived between January and March more likely to have learning disabilities

Researchers in the U.K. have discovered a link between vitamin D during pregnancy and learning disabilities.

Alyssa Ashton

The baby gender-reveal party trend is out of control

Baby development

The baby gender-reveal party trend is out of control

Do we really have to start enforcing gender stereotypes on a fetus?

Emily Senger

Study: Avoiding these three things can help you prevent preterm labour

Study: Avoiding these three things can help you prevent preterm labour

Up to a quarter of all pre-term births can be prevented through lifestyle modifications.

Emily Rivas

What to expect during ultrasounds

What to expect during ultrasounds

It's time for your baby's first ultrasound. What will it feel like? And what are the technicians looking for? Here's your guide to pregnancy ultrasounds.

Teresa Pitman

4 tips to manage labour and delivery fears

4 tips to manage labour and delivery fears

It’s normal to be afraid of giving birth. Here’s how to calm your mind.

Alex Mlynek

Are women pushing too hard, and too soon, during labour?

Are women pushing too hard, and too soon, during labour?

Turns out, telling women to bear down and push as hard as they can during childbirth may not be necessary.

Kalli Anderson

How much water should you drink during pregnancy?

How much water should you drink during pregnancy?

Lay the "eight glasses of water per day" myth to rest. Here's how much you should actually be drinking.

Ellen Desjardins, M.H.Sc., RD, Public Health Nutritionist