Labour and delivery

How to have a gentler C-section

How to have a gentler C-section

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

Vanessa Milne

Ryan Reynolds' delivery tips for dads

Ryan Reynolds' delivery tips for dads

Jessica Spera

5 strategies for dealing with a long labour

5 strategies for dealing with a long labour

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

Flannery Dean

The ultimate labour playlist

The ultimate labour playlist

First-time dad and mixtape aficionado Chris Johns compiles the perfect labour playlist.

Chris Johns

Jillian Harris shares super-intimate post-birth photos

Jillian Harris shares super-intimate post-birth photos

The Love It or List It host shares her sweet birth story with some pretty real images.

Jessica Spera

Prenatal classes: The ins, outs and icks

Prenatal classes: The ins, outs and icks

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

Tenille Bonoguore

Parent Talk: When I felt like I officially became a parent

Parent Talk: When I felt like I officially became a parent

Parents reveal that wonderful (and scary) moment when it suddenly got real.

Today's Parent

Mom rocks a diaper one hour after giving birth

Mom rocks a diaper one hour after giving birth

This is some serious postpartum pride.

Alyssa Ashton

4 tips to manage labour and delivery fears

4 tips to manage labour and delivery fears

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

Alex Mlynek

First baby born in Canada with Zika-related birth defects

First baby born in Canada with Zika-related birth defects

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

The Canadian Press

Are women pushing too hard, and too soon, during labour?

Are women pushing too hard, and too soon, during labour?

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

Kalli Anderson

You have to watch this baby being born in his amniotic sac

You have to watch this baby being born in his amniotic sac

This baby was born with its amniotic sac still intact.

Davina Sinnatamby

Going into labour during the Fort McMurray fire

Going into labour during the Fort McMurray fire

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.

Nancy Macdonald

Was your labour a letdown?

Was your labour a letdown?

It’s normal to feel disappointed if your delivery was at odds with your birth plan.

Lisa van de Geyn

What NOT to bring to the hospital

What NOT to bring to the hospital

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.

Alexis Marie Chute

Amy Schumer mocks sanctimommy birth trends—and it's hilarious

Amy Schumer mocks sanctimommy birth trends—and it's hilarious

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

Emily Rivas

Your guide to pregnancy hormones

Your guide to pregnancy hormones

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.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Are "natural" childbirth and attachment parenting bad for moms?

Are "natural" childbirth and attachment parenting bad for moms?

Controversial OB/GYN-turned-author Amy Tuteur argues that attachment parenting and the pressure to have a "natural" childbirth are setbacks for women.

Courtney Shea

I had an emergency C-section and I loved it

I had an emergency C-section and I loved it

"I had an emergency C-section birth and I loved it": Ashley Bennion shares her eventful birth story.

Ashley Bennion

What you should know about episiotomies

What you should know about episiotomies

While no longer routine, episiotomies are still a possibility in the delivery room.

Dory Cerny

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