Prenatal health

Your Pregnancy: 37 Weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your Pregnancy: 37 Weeks

In some pregnancies, the baby is lying head down with her head facing toward the front of the mother’s body. This is called “posterior presentation.”

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Your Pregnancy: 38 Weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your Pregnancy: 38 Weeks

At 38 weeks, most of the lanugo (fine, downy hair) that covered your baby’s body is gone, along with the vernix caseosa (whitish protective coating).

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Your Pregnancy: 39 Weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your Pregnancy: 39 Weeks

At 39 weeks, your baby’s neck muscles have strengthened and he can hold his head away from the chest wall. That buoyancy is helped by the amniotic fluid.

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Your Pregnancy: 40 Weeks

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Your Pregnancy: 40 Weeks

It’s go time! At 40 weeks, you’ll be prepping to give birth at any time now.

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Your Pregnancy: 41 Weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your Pregnancy: 41 Weeks

At 41 weeks, your baby’s eyebrows, eyelashes and fingernails are all in place, and his organs are developed to sustain him in the “real world.”

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Prenatal alcohol exposure increases likelihood of addiction in adulthood

Pregnancy health

Prenatal alcohol exposure increases likelihood of addiction in adulthood

Neuroscientists in the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions have linked prenatal alcohol exposure to adult alcohol and substance abuse.

Christine Shepherd

6 things to know about cramps during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

6 things to know about cramps during pregnancy

Cramps during pregnancy can be worrisome, but they’re quite common and not necessarily cause for concern. Here’s what you need to know.

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Why are Indigenous babies being hospitalized more often?

Why are Indigenous babies being hospitalized more often?

Indigenous babies are hospitalized twice as often as non-Indigenous infants. A new study shows we urgently need supports to offer a better start to life.

Stephanie Wesley

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

Here’s one really easy way to lower your baby’s risk of developing childhood asthma

Pregnancy health

Here’s one really easy way to lower your baby’s risk of developing childhood asthma

Researchers found that taking a certain supplement in the third trimester lowers the risk of the child developing childhood asthma by one-third.

Emily Rivas

Prenatal vitamins will make your kid smarter, says new study

Prenatal vitamins will make your kid smarter, says new study

Expecting a baby? Keep taking those prenatal vitamins—your kid will thank you for it later.

Emily Rivas

CMV: The dangerous virus most pregnant don't know about

CMV: The dangerous virus most pregnant don't know about

If a pregnant woman contracts CMV, her unborn baby could face a slew of health problems. But OBs are divided on whether to warn women about the risks.

Jessica Leeder

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

Prenatal appointments: What to expect during each trimester

Prenatal appointments: What to expect during each trimester

Over the next nine months, you’ll be scanned, poked and prodded. Here’s a preview.

Haley Overland

What to expect during ultrasounds

What to expect during ultrasounds

It's time for your baby's first ultrasound. What will it feel like? And what are the technicians looking for? Here's your guide to pregnancy ultrasounds.

Teresa Pitman

Are pregnancy cravings safe?

Are pregnancy cravings safe?

Emergency food cravings are common among expectant mothers. But which ones are safe to indulge in during pregnancy?

Ellen Desjardins, MHSc, RD, Public Health Nutritionist

What prenatal testing can tell you

What prenatal testing can tell you

The choice to undergo prenatal testing is a big one. Here's what you should consider before making the decision.

Camilla Cornell

Pregnancies from hell: An incompetent cervix

Pregnancies from hell: An incompetent cervix

Due to an incompetent cervix, Tracy had to endure weeks of keeping her feet above her head in the hopes that gravity would keep the baby in place.

Ellie Tucker

The pregnancy diet: 5 must-have foods

The pregnancy diet: 5 must-have foods

Moms-to-be should make sure to fill up on these superfoods.

Theresa Albert

Pregnancies from hell: Hypertension, hydramnios and more

Pregnancies from hell: Hypertension, hydramnios and more

Katherine's pregnancy came with more complications than she could count.

Tracy Chappell