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.
Learn about pregnancy and heart conditions. Though it isn't entirely risk-free, many women with congenital heart disease have healthy pregnancies.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of this blood disorder caused by a defect in the gene that controls the production of hemoglobin.
Learn about home pregnancy tests, and the importance of visiting a doctor to confirm the pregnancy. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
An in-depth look at what you, as an expecting mother, will undergo during pregnancy. The three trimesters of pregnancy are discussed.
There are three main types of sickle cell disease. Learn how each type is inherited (passed down in families) and how it affects hemoglobin.
Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.
Learn about the changes that occur during the first month of pregnancy. Physical and mental changes, medical concerns, and depression are discussed.
Read about various factors that can contribute to premature labour, such as smoking and infections. Steps can be taken to avoid premature labour.
Learn all about fetal development, from conception to birth. The fascinating and exciting baby growing stages are discussed.
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.
Nutrition plays an important role in supporting a healthy pregnancy. Find out how to get the right nutrients to support you and your baby.
Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy. Learn about the different types of contraception including how they work and how you can get them.
In-depth information on what the father may experience when their partner is pregnant including any possible concerns they may have.
Information about childbirth and pregnancy and labour. Learn about natural labour and delivery, epidural or caesarean section.
Read about the various abnormalities of the kidneys and bladder that can arise in a developing fetus during pregnancy.
Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.
Learn what to expect regarding physical and social activities, body image, sexual activity and pregnancy when a teen with scoliosis reaches adulthood.
Learn about neural tube defects that can arise during pregnancy. Spina bifida and various brain abnormalities such as anencephaly are discussed.
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.