Labour and delivery

Pregnancies from hell: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Pregnancies from hell: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Jenna struggles with tough decisions and endures a risky surgery to save her babies.

Tracy Chappell

8 Ways To Improve Your Pelvic Floor

8 Ways To Improve Your Pelvic Floor

From exercise to the way you sit on the toilet, there are some simple ways to be more supportive of your own pelvic floor health.

Jacqueline Hennessy

Go, Kate Middleton, go! Here are some tips to get that labour started

Go, Kate Middleton, go! Here are some tips to get that labour started

The royal baby still hasn't arrived! Here are some tips for Kate Middleton to help induce her labour.

Alyssa Ashton

Dad watches son's birth from 4,000 km away using virtual reality

Dad watches son's birth from 4,000 km away using virtual reality

Jason Larke didn't expect to see his third child being born. But thanks to a new virtual reality device, he got to be there for his son's debut.

Alyssa Ashton

Gentle C-sections: Will this new trend ease the stigma?

Gentle C-sections: Will this new trend ease the stigma?

As hospitals gradually change the way C-sections are performed, Jennifer Pinarski thinks we need to change our attitudes, too.

Jennifer Pinarski

What to expect when your water breaks

What to expect when your water breaks

Nobody wants to be the pregnant lady who leaves a puddle in the produce aisle. Here’s what it’s really like when your water breaks.

Karen Robock

What you need to know about breech birth

What you need to know about breech birth

Here's what happens if your baby is breech and your due date is approaching fast.

Dave McGinn

Pregnancy: Carrying and delivering multiples

Pregnancy: Carrying and delivering multiples

Expecting twins, triplets or more? Here's what you need to know about expecting multiples.

Tracy Chappell

What happens when your labour is induced

What happens when your labour is induced

What to expect if you need to be induced.

Karen Robock

Study: Labour pain linked to postpartum depression

Study: Labour pain linked to postpartum depression

Researchers discover a possible link between pain experienced during childbirth and postpartum depression.

Jennifer Pinarski

Please don’t ask me about early labour!

Please don’t ask me about early labour!

Pregnant women understand the risks they face with early labour—and casual questions about possible complications don’t help one bit.

Tenille Bonoguore

Tips for choosing a prenatal caregiver for your pregnancy

Tips for choosing a prenatal caregiver for your pregnancy

Positive communication with your prenatal caregiver during childbirth is important, read on for tips on choosing the right person to help you through each phase of your pregnancy.

Camilla Cornell

Steroids while pregnant?

Steroids while pregnant?

In a bid to prepare her twins in case of early labour, blogger Tenille heads to the hospital for a dose of steroids.

Tenille Bonoguore

Am I in labour?

Am I in labour?

How to tell if you're in labor or if it's just a false alarm.

Jessica Leeder

My (mostly) drug-free hospital birth

My (mostly) drug-free hospital birth

Today's Parent's Nadine Silverthorne shares her birth experiences—one an emergency C-section and the other a VBAC.

Nadine Silverthorne

Choosing a midwife or doctor

Choosing a midwife or doctor

Now that you’re pregnant, you need to decide what kind of prenatal care — and birth experience — is right for you.

Tenille Bonoguore

Planning for a VBAC: What no one tells you

Planning for a VBAC: What no one tells you

Planning for a VBAC delivery? Jennifer Pinarski shares what surprised her most about her labour experience.

Jennifer Pinarski

Myths of midwifery

Myths of midwifery

If you think midwives are untrained labour coaches who can only deliver babies at home, you're not alone. But you're wrong.

Cheryl Embrett

Should you have an epidural?

Should you have an epidural?

We weigh the pros and cons of this common labour pain reliever.

Wendy Haaf

Afraid of giving birth

Afraid of giving birth

It’s normal to be a little afraid of giving birth, but there are ways to work through your biggest labour fears.

Wendy Haaf

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