Pregnancy

What you need to know about placenta encapsulation

What you need to know about placenta encapsulation

More and more moms are paying for placenta encapsulation. Yep—they're eating their dehydrated placentas. Should you?

Trisha Estabrooks

Should you use the phrase “We’re pregnant”?

Should you use the phrase “We’re pregnant”?

Two parents debate whether it's OK for couple to say "We're pregnant."

Today's Parent

How to throw an awesome gender-reveal party

How to throw an awesome gender-reveal party

Did you find out whether it's a boy or girl? Here are a few fun ways to surprise your guests at a gender-reveal party.

Amy Valm

What you need to know before booking a prenatal massage

What you need to know before booking a prenatal massage

Getting a little TLC before baby arrives can help manage physical pain and provide moms-to-be with some mental and emotional benefits as well.

Alicia McAuley

Ovulation calculator: Here's how to predict if you're ovulating

Ovulation calculator: Here's how to predict if you're ovulating

What happens when you ovulate and what are your most fertile days? An ovulation calculator can help you predict the best days to conceive.

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Pregnancy perks: The health benefits for mom

Pregnancy perks: The health benefits for mom

Pregnancy comes with some surprising health benefits for moms.

Erin Phelan

10 best fertility apps

Getting pregnant

10 best fertility apps

For the efficient parents-to-be or the proactive adult, we have you covered in the baby making (or not) app department.

Juliana Bannon

New guidelines encourage fewer medical interventions in low-risk pregnancies

New guidelines encourage fewer medical interventions in low-risk pregnancies

New U.S. guidelines advise doctors to avoid early hospital admittance and unnecessary medical interventions for women with low-risk pregnancies.

Jill Buchner

How to relieve Braxton-Hicks contractions

How to relieve Braxton-Hicks contractions

Are you experiencing painful "practice" contractions? Read on for helpful tips on easing Braxton-Hicks contractions at home.

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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

How to make a checkerboard gender reveal cake

How to make a checkerboard gender reveal cake

It's a...well you have to cut the cake to find out! Use your favourite vanilla cake recipe (baked mixes work, too) to make this yummy gender reveal cake.

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The aftermath of infertility

The aftermath of infertility

Amy Jo Burns

Cool or scary? This video of an unborn baby is fascinating

Cool or scary? This video of an unborn baby is fascinating

A new, high-tech MRI scan captures amazing video footage of an unborn baby having a dance party inside the womb.

Juliana Bannon

10 Disney-inspired baby names

10 Disney-inspired baby names

"Wish I could be, part of that world." Take baby name inspiration from your favourite Disney princes, princesses and crabs!

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Natural cures for common pregnancy symptoms

Natural cures for common pregnancy symptoms

A slew of uncomfortable pregnancy symptoms can be eased with some simple DIY tricks.

Erin Phelan

How to deal with being pregnant at work

How to deal with being pregnant at work

Being pregnant at work can be stressful—worries about job security don't exactly make morning sickness easier to deal with. Here's what to expect.

Emily Senger

What you need to know about postpartum depression—from a mom who's been there

What you need to know about postpartum depression—from a mom who's been there

Claire was diagnosed with postpartum depression when her son was five months old. This is her story.

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Don’t cut the cord too soon! Experts say that a brief pause after birth benefits most newborns

Don’t cut the cord too soon! Experts say that a brief pause after birth benefits most newborns

Waiting 30 seconds to a minute after birth to cut the umbilical cord helps gives newborns an extra surge of oxygen-rich blood.

Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press

5 ways to cope with morning sickness

5 ways to cope with morning sickness

The latest guidelines, released last week, have pregnant women and doctors alike rethinking how to treat morning sickness.

Kalli Anderson

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Getting pregnant

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Parents at very high risk of having a child with a life-threatening disease may soon have the chance of a healthy, genetically related child.

Maria Cheng, The Associated Press