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.

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

Will I be able to have a VBAC?

Will I be able to have a VBAC?

Here are some questions to ask yourself before you try for a VBAC.

Wendy Haaf

This new invention will change C-sections for the better

This new invention will change C-sections for the better

Three nurses from Virginia have invented a surgical drape that will benefit both mom and baby during a C-section.

Emily Rivas

When to cut your baby's umbilical cord

When to cut your baby's umbilical cord

Many experts now recommend delaying when you cut the umbilical cord, but it’s not a straightforward decision. Here's what you should consider.

Jennifer Goldberg

How to deal with postpartum constipation

Postpartum care

How to deal with postpartum constipation

Postpartum constipation is the worst. Here’s how you can get things moving.

Dory Cerny

How to cope during the transition phase of labour

How to cope during the transition phase of labour

Transition, the final phase of the first stage of labour can be challenging both physically and emotionally. Here's how to cope.

Jennifer Elliott

How your hair is different during pregnancy

How your hair is different during pregnancy

From luscious locks to belly fuzz: how your hair is different during pregnancy.

Karen Robock