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 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.
An in-depth look at what you, as an expecting mother, will undergo during pregnancy. The three trimesters of pregnancy 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 pregnancy and heart conditions. Though it isn't entirely risk-free, many women with congenital heart disease have healthy pregnancies.
Learn about the changes that occur during the first month of pregnancy. Physical and mental changes, medical concerns, and depression are discussed.
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.
Learn about teenage pregnancy. The rights of the teenage mother and options including abortion, adoption and keeping the baby are discussed.
Read about the various abnormalities of the kidneys and bladder that can arise in a developing fetus during pregnancy.
Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.
Learn what to expect regarding physical and social activities, body image, sexual activity and pregnancy when a teen with scoliosis reaches adulthood.
Information about childbirth and pregnancy and labour. Learn about natural labour and delivery, epidural or caesarean section.
Learn about heart conditions that afflict children. Examples, possible causes, methods of detection and prevention of heart disease are discussed.
Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.
Cleidocranial dysplasia is a genetic disorder that affects the development of bones and teeth. Learn what to expect with a diagnosis of CCD.
Learn about neural tube defects that can arise during pregnancy. Spina bifida and various brain abnormalities such as anencephaly are discussed.
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a condition where the arteries connected to the heart are in the wrong spot. Learn about the diagnosis, treatment and what you can expect in the future.
Learn how to lower the risk of passing HIV to your baby and how the doctor can tell if your baby has HIV once they are born.
Nutrition plays an important role in supporting a healthy pregnancy. Find out how to get the right nutrients to support you and your baby.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.