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.
Learn about pregnancy and heart conditions. Though it isn't entirely risk-free, many women with congenital heart disease have healthy pregnancies.
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.
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 teenage pregnancy. The rights of the teenage mother and options including abortion, adoption and keeping the baby are discussed.
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.
A congenital hand anomaly is a hand or arm deformity that develops during pregnancy or birth. Learn how to help your child function independently.
Read about the various abnormalities of the kidneys and bladder that can arise in a developing fetus during pregnancy.
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.
Learn about neural tube defects that can arise during pregnancy. Spina bifida and various brain abnormalities such as anencephaly are discussed.
This guide outlines what children can understand about sexuality and reproduction at different stages.
Learn about heart conditions that afflict children. Examples, possible causes, methods of detection and prevention of heart disease are discussed.
Following scoliosis surgery there are things that your teen should avoid to ensure proper healing. Find out what these are, and why they are restricted.
Read about the proper sleep time for babies. Learn several ways of avoiding sleep time problems. Several tips to make sleep time easier are included.
Your child needs to take the medicine called ganciclovir. This information sheet explains what ganciclovir does, how it is given, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Radiation can affect fertility for both males and females. Learn how it can affect fertility and what your options are for preserving fertility.