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What are the signs of labour? What’s a c-section like? And what if your home birth doesn’t go to plan? Learn what you need to know about giving birth

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.

Giving birth

Midwives are in demand across Canada, and students are keen to train. But universities can only admit 150 annually.

Having a hard time finding a midwife? This could be why

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Find out what you need to know about being pregnant, including common symptoms, how to manage your health, and what to expect week by week.

Being pregnant

I had always been adamant: I didn’t want to give birth at home. But 18 hours into labour, I changed my mind and had an unplanned home birth.

I was judgy about home birth—until I had an unplanned home birth myself

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The choice to have a home birth in Canada has been thrown into question this week after the Nova Scotia government suspended midwifery-led home births.

Nova Scotia has cancelled all home births—could it happen in other provinces?

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Pregnant women have many questions about how coronavirus will change their labour and delivery. We took those questions to top Canadian experts.

So you're about to give birth in a coronavirus pandemic

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Why can't I just keep my midwife forever?

Having a hard time finding a midwife? This could be why

I was so judgy about home birth—until I accidentally had one

Nova Scotia has cancelled all home births—could it happen in other provinces?

So you're about to give birth in a coronavirus pandemic