Miscarriage

Miscarriage and pregnancy loss: Christie Lockhart's story

Miscarriage and pregnancy loss: Christie Lockhart's story

A midwife shares her personal experiences with miscarriage and second-trimester pregnancy loss.

Jessica Leeder

Books to help cope with miscarriage and loss

Books to help cope with miscarriage and loss

The loss of a child can be crippling. Here is a list of miscarriage books to help you and your family cope.

Leah Rumack

Pregnancy loss and miscarriage support groups and events

Pregnancy loss and miscarriage support groups and events

Resources, miscarriage support groups and memorial events across Canada for those who've suffered a pregnancy loss.

Sonia Mendes

Coping with miscarriage: grief, recovery, and how to tell people

Coping with miscarriage: grief, recovery, and how to tell people

Recovering after a loss, coping with miscarriage, and figuring out how much you're comfortable sharing is different for everyone.

Jessica Leeder

Taking certain antibiotics during pregnancy may increase your risk of miscarriage

Pregnancy health

Taking certain antibiotics during pregnancy may increase your risk of miscarriage

A new study says that taking certain classes of antibiotics early in pregnancy could increase your risk of having a miscarriage.

Wendy Glauser

Being pregnant doesn’t mean you have to stop kicking as*

Being pregnant doesn’t mean you have to stop kicking as*

Serena Williams’s pregnancy announcement is a powerful reminder not to underestimate what we’re capable of.

Diane Peters

Could taking Aspirin help you get pregnant?

Could taking Aspirin help you get pregnant?

A new study suggests taking baby Aspirin could increase the chance of having a baby among women who have systemic inflammation.

Jill Buchner

11 beautiful rainbow baby photos

11 beautiful rainbow baby photos

Rainbow babies are born following a miscarriage, stillbirth or after infant loss. These precious rainbow baby photos are proof of the calm after a storm.

Emily Rivas

After a parent‘s worst nightmare, we welcomed a rainbow

After a parent‘s worst nightmare, we welcomed a rainbow

Days away from the due date, the baby stopped moving. We had no choice but to endure our worst nightmare—stillbirth. Months later, we have a happy update.

Ian Hunter

6 caffeine alternatives that are safer during pregnancy

6 caffeine alternatives that are safer during pregnancy

Dreading giving up your cup of java? Don't go into withdrawal yet, we've got some caffeine alternatives.

Theresa Albert, DHN, RNCP

Mom honours the 11 babies she lost in heartbreaking photo series

Mom honours the 11 babies she lost in heartbreaking photo series

After suffering 11 miscarriages, one mom shares the mementos she kept of each of her babies.

Davina Sinnatamby

Miscarriage now considered a disability

Miscarriage now considered a disability

A recent decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario deemed a woman's miscarriage a disability.

Katie Dupuis

Medical discovery: Why multiple miscarriages happen

Medical discovery: Why multiple miscarriages happen

Scientists think a lack of stem cells in the womb's lining might explain why some women have multiple miscarriages.

Kim Shiffman

Surprising news about getting pregnant after miscarriage

Surprising news about getting pregnant after miscarriage

A new study challenges the idea that couples should wait to try again.

Claire Gagne

The baby girl I almost had

The baby girl I almost had

Earlier this month, the rise in cases of the birth defect microcephaly — strongly associated with the Zika virus — was declared a public health emergency. I didn’t need anyone to tell me what it was. I was too familiar with something much like it.

Leah Rumack

New law ends isolation for parents who’ve experienced miscarriages and stillbirths

New law ends isolation for parents who’ve experienced miscarriages and stillbirths

A new Ontario law will challenge the taboo of pregnancy and infant loss and offer support for grieving families.

Alexis Marie Chute

Couple from the bun-in-the-oven viral video's baby is born prematurely

Couple from the bun-in-the-oven viral video's baby is born prematurely

Our fingers are crossed for little Kaleb.

Davina Sinnatamby

A viral pregnancy announcement—and then a heartbreaking miscarriage

A viral pregnancy announcement—and then a heartbreaking miscarriage

Sasha Emmons

An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: Thank you for talking about miscarriage

An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: Thank you for talking about miscarriage

The Facebook head's recent post about dealing with miscarriage should encourage all men to open up about this difficult subject.

Bryan Borzykowski

When a friend loses a baby

When a friend loses a baby

In the end, it’s Leigh-Anne’s grief, and all she wanted was someone to shoulder some of it when she asked.

Katie Dupuis

Advertisement