Learn about proper pregnancy planning and preparation, including healthy eating habits to have before pregnancy and all you need to know to gain a better understanding of reproduction.
An in-depth look at what you, as an expecting mother, will undergo during pregnancy. The three trimesters of pregnancy are discussed.
Learn about home pregnancy tests, and the importance of visiting a doctor to confirm the pregnancy. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
Read about various factors that can contribute to premature labour, such as smoking and infections. Steps can be taken to avoid premature labour.
Nutrition plays an important role in supporting a healthy pregnancy. Find out how to get the right nutrients to support you and your baby.
If you are sexually active, there is a risk that you could get pregnant or get your partner pregnant. This page provides answers to some common questions you may have about pregnancy.
Learn about pregnancy and heart conditions. Though it isn't entirely risk-free, many women with congenital heart disease have healthy pregnancies.
In-depth information on what the father may experience when their partner is pregnant including any possible concerns they may have.
Learn about teenage pregnancy. The rights of the teenage mother and options including abortion, adoption and keeping the baby are discussed.
If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.
Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Learn what to expect regarding physical and social activities, body image, sexual activity and pregnancy when a teen with scoliosis reaches adulthood.
Learn all about fetal development, from conception to birth. The fascinating and exciting baby growing stages are discussed.
Read about the various abnormalities of the kidneys and bladder that can arise in a developing fetus during pregnancy.
A congenital hand anomaly is a hand or arm deformity that develops during pregnancy or birth. Learn how to help your child function independently.
Hepatitis B is a liver disease. Learn about the causes of hepatitis B and what you need to know about living with hepatitis B.
World Hepatitis Day is July 28. Learn about hepatitis C, a virus that affects the liver, and find out how to live with the disease as a teen.
Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.
Discover the sources and acceptable daily intake limits, if any, of sweeteners and caffeine.
This page is an introduction to the Newborn Babies section of the Pregnancy & Babies resource centre. It gives definitions for "newborn" and "neonatal," both of which pertain to the first 28 days of life.
This guide outlines what children can understand about sexuality and reproduction at different stages.
Learn about neural tube defects that can arise during pregnancy. Spina bifida and various brain abnormalities such as anencephaly are discussed.