Giving birth

During her home birth, this mom expected to feel coached, supported and reassured. But, mostly, she felt alone and scared.

From Jaxon to Sadie, here are the baby names that are most popular in this Maritime province.

Did your favourite baby name make the list? Looks like you can expect a lot of Amelias and Liams on birth announcements this year.

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

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

Labour and delivery can turn into a bit of a marathon. Here's how to get to the finish line.

What the heck is a fundus? Blogger Tenille and her husband discover the ins, outs and "icks" of prenatal class.

Celebrate your precious miracle with this new decor trend: umbilical cord art.

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

Health officials announced the first Zika-affected baby born in Canada has severe birth defects as a result of the virus.

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

This baby was born with its amniotic sac still intact.

Double beds and deep tubs, but no epidurals. Birth centres are the cozy midpoint between home and hospital for midwife-assisted low-risk deliveries. Expectant mothers are choosing them for many reasons, including the focus on comfort and community, and the ability to allow birth to happen with minimal medical intervention. So why aren’t there more of them?

Monique Brunet still had more than a month left to go in her pregnancy when she started getting contractions during the Fort McMurray fire evacuations.

Talk about twinuition! The twins became first time moms at the exact same moment.

One mom gave birth in her Virginia home for all of Facebook to see.

Congrats! You're about to have a baby. But before you get ready to push, this mom thinks you should consider leaving these things at home.

Amy Schumer's new skit has us LOL-ing real hard.

Pregnancy, labour and delivery depend on them—how pregnancy hormones will change your body from before you pee on the stick to well after your baby is born.