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.

Are you pregnant? Now there's an app for that

Getting pregnant

Are you pregnant? Now there's an app for that

New First Response Pregnancy test syncs your results with your phone.

Sasha Emmons

Quiz: How much do you know about making a baby?

Quiz: How much do you know about making a baby?

Congratulations! You're ready to start (or grow) your family. But besides the basic mechanics, how much do you really know about conceiving? Take our quiz and test your baby-making savvy.

Kim Shiffman

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2015

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2015

What are the most popular baby names in Nova Scotia? Take a guess and see our list!

Today's Parent

Top five baby names in Yukon for 2015

Top five baby names in Yukon for 2015

Yukon's got tons of little Jacobs and Zoes. Here are the top baby names in Yukon.

Today's Parent

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2015

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2015

Here are the most popular baby names in Ontario for 2015.

Today's Parent

15 strategies for an easier labour

15 strategies for an easier labour

Nervous or anxious about giving birth? Try these tips to boost your odds for a better birth.

Jennifer Elliott

What prenatal testing can tell you

What prenatal testing can tell you

The choice to undergo prenatal testing is a big one. Here's what you should consider before making the decision.

Camilla Cornell

I took antidepressants while pregnant and it saved my life

I took antidepressants while pregnant and it saved my life

Despite the findings of a recent study, Lisa Van de Geyn weighs in on why her pregnancy couldn't have been successful without antidepressants.

Lisa van de Geyn

Antidepressants during pregnancy raises autism risk

Antidepressants during pregnancy raises autism risk

A new study shows an increased risk of a child developing autism if the mother takes antidepressants during pregnancy.

Jessica Leeder

Take that men! Childbirth is harder than running a marathon

Take that men! Childbirth is harder than running a marathon

New MRI imaging techniques confirm that you’re a total birthing bad-ass.

Sasha Emmons

Two thousand photos, one awesome pregnancy journey

Two thousand photos, one awesome pregnancy journey

How many photos does it take to document a pregnancy? Watch one family's journey in this time-lapse pregnancy journal.

Davina Sinnatamby

Prenatal anxiety: Tips and treatment

Prenatal anxiety: Tips and treatment

While some prenatal anxiety is normal when expecting, excessive worry can indicate a need for treatment.

Katie Dupuis

Ever heard of postpartum euphoria?

Postpartum care

Ever heard of postpartum euphoria?

Some new moms don’t suffer from the baby blues; they have a case of the “baby pinks.”

Alex Mlynek

Kim Kardashian may need a C-section

Kim Kardashian may need a C-section

Kim Kardashian may need a C-section! The reality star revealed that her baby is breech in a new blog post.

Alyssa Ashton

Drumroll, please! The most popular baby girl name in the world is...

Drumroll, please! The most popular baby girl name in the world is...

Expect to see a lot of baby's named this! Find out what the most popular baby girl name in the world is.

Emily Rivas

6 reasons you may need a C-section

6 reasons you may need a C-section

Although there is a wide variety of scenarios in which a C-section may be medically indicated, these are some of the most common.

Lisa Murphy

Canada's C-section crisis: Why are rates so high?

Canada's C-section crisis: Why are rates so high?

It's major surgery that introduces real risks to mothers and babies– so what's being done to lower Canada's ever-rising C-section rates?

Lisa Murphy

Pregnancies from hell: An incompetent cervix

Pregnancies from hell: An incompetent cervix

Due to an incompetent cervix, Tracy had to endure weeks of keeping her feet above her head in the hopes that gravity would keep the baby in place.

Ellie Tucker

Bonding with baby in the early days

Bonding with baby in the early days

Some women expect love to strike like a lightning bolt when their baby is born. But bonding is a process, not a moment.

Holly Bennett

11 labour positions you should try

11 labour positions you should try

From slow dancing to lunging, try experimenting with any of these labour positions to find what works for you.

Jennifer Elliott