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Pregnancy health

Answers to all of your questions around pregnancy health, from weight gain and diet to pregnancy bleeding, swelling, and what medications are safe to take.

Vegan pregnancy is safe if you do it right

Pregnancy health

Vegan pregnancy is safe if you do it right

Your vegan pregnancy diet should pay close attention to nutrients, supplements and meal plans. Here's what you need to know.

Cara Rosenbloom

Healthy pregnancy snacks for moms-to-be

Pregnancy health

Healthy pregnancy snacks for moms-to-be

You can satisfy your hunger and be healthy with great pregnancy snacks options that boost your calcium, iron, omega 3s, and ease your morning sickness.

Cara Rosenbloom

5 ways to get rid of stretch marks

Pregnancy health

5 ways to get rid of stretch marks

While some women may choose to embrace their pregnancy stretch marks, it's not for everyone. Here are some tips to prevent or reduce the appearance.

Karen Robock

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

Pregnancy health

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

From the moment you become pregnant until weeks after birth, your hormones take a rollercoaster ride. Here’s what pregnancy hormones to do your body.

Kate Daley

When is it safe to announce your pregnancy?

When is it safe to announce your pregnancy?

Some women wait until 12 weeks (or longer) to share the happy news, but you might choose to announce your pregnancy right away.

Holly Pevzner

What the research actually says about taking antidepressants during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

What the research actually says about taking antidepressants during pregnancy

When you have anxiety or depression and become pregnant, should you take antidepressants or suffer with the untreated illness? Here's what you need to know.

Raina Delisle

How much exercise is healthy during pregnancy?

Pregnancy health

How much exercise is healthy during pregnancy?

Not sure how much exercise is safe during pregnancy? Exercise is important to the baby’s health, so you need to keep moving. Here are the latest guidelines.

Today's Parent

What is a missed miscarriage?

Pregnancy health

What is a missed miscarriage?

Sometimes, a pregnancy loss in the first trimester can have no symptoms at all. Here’s what happens when you’re diagnosed with a missed miscarriage.

Wendy Haaf

The difference between an itchy pregnant belly and obstetric cholestasis

Pregnancy health

The difference between an itchy pregnant belly and obstetric cholestasis

Here’s what you need to know about obstetric cholestasis, an unusual and terribly uncomfortable disorder that happens in late pregnancy.

Galit Solomon

Is it safe to use weed during pregnancy?

Pregnancy health

Is it safe to use weed during pregnancy?

Sure, weed might help with morning sickness, but experts warn that it could lead to poor pregnancy outcomes and long-term neurodevelopmental effects.

Raina Delisle

Yes, it's safe to eat Brie when pregnant

Pregnancy health

Yes, it's safe to eat Brie when pregnant

There are many things you have to give up when pregnant, but Brie and other soft cheeses are back on the menu—if you follow this one rule to keep them safe.

Vanessa Milne

How to deal with dizziness during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

How to deal with dizziness during pregnancy

Your body goes through a lot of changes when you’re pregnant—and some cause you to feel faint. Here’s what you need to know about pregnancy dizziness.

Amanda Lee

How to deal with restless leg syndrome during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

How to deal with restless leg syndrome during pregnancy

Restless leg syndrome is a common pregnancy complaint. Here’s what you should know about stopping that uncontrollable urge to move your legs.

Sydney Loney

What you need to know about pre-eclampsia

Pregnancy health

What you need to know about pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia can be a serious pregnancy complication, which is why it’s important for moms-to-be to know what signs to watch out for.

Celia Shatzman

I’m fit and healthy and got gestational diabetes

Trying to conceive

I’m fit and healthy and got gestational diabetes

After a tough road to pregnancy, fitness blogger Trisha Enriquez of No Tummy Mommy dealt with something she thought she'd never get: gestational diabetes.

Today's Parent

Why pot is not safe when you're pregnant or breastfeeding

Pregnancy health

Why pot is not safe when you're pregnant or breastfeeding

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada has released a clear message to moms and moms-to-be: Marijuana use is not safe if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.

Jill Buchner

Varicose veins during pregnancy: Symptoms and treatment

Varicose veins during pregnancy: Symptoms and treatment

Will varicose veins—those lines running up your legs—disappear when your pregnancy is over?

Kate Winn

This is why you shouldn’t take too many antacids during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

This is why you shouldn’t take too many antacids during pregnancy

I had no idea what caused my frightening symptoms. Then I put it all together—I was overdoing antacids.

Claire Abittan

When to worry about swelling during pregnancy

When to worry about swelling during pregnancy

Swollen feet and ankles are normal during pregnancy, but can sometimes signal more serious problems. Learn what to look for, and how to keep edema in check.

Karen Robock

How prenatal counselling can help you through pregnancy

Pregnancy health

How prenatal counselling can help you through pregnancy

Whether you’re anxious about childbirth or trying to love your bump, here’s how prenatal counselling can help you handle whatever pregnancy throws at you.

Amy Green