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Nutrition before and during pregnancy

​Nutrition plays an important role in supporting a healthy pregnancy. Find out how to get the right nutrients to support you and your baby.

Pregnancy and teens

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.

Iron

Babies, children and adults all need iron to keep their bodies healthy. Discover sources of iron and how to get enough.

Finding a primary health-care provider

Read about tips and tricks for finding a primary health-care provider on your own.

What to expect during a sexual and reproductive health appointment

​If you’re sexually active, or thinking about it, find out what you need to know to prepare for an appointment with your primary care provider.

HIV and pregnancy

If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.

Contraception (birth control)

Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy. Learn about the different types of contraception including how they work and how you can get them.

Amenorrhea

Amenorrhea is the prolonged absence of a menstrual period. Learn about amenorrhea, possible causes and how it can be treated.

Birth control and pregnancy

Pregnancy and infant loss

Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.

Finding a primary health-care provider

Read about tips and tricks for finding a primary health-care provider for your family.

Sickle cell disease research

Research can help health-care providers test new treatments and help them learn how sickle cell disease affects patients and their families. Learn about the risks and benefits of participating in research and about giving your consent to participate.

Depression: Signs and symptoms

​Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression, how they can impact your teen and how depression is diagnosed.

How epilepsy is diagnosed

Learn about the methods of diagnosis, an important stage in understanding the cause of your child's seizures.

Heart conditions: Overview

Learn about different types and possible signs and symptoms of heart conditions in children.

The right to safe spaces

Learn about your right to receive care and services in a safe and welcoming environment, including at school, work and in health-care environments.

Palivizumab

Your child needs to take the medicine called palivizumab. This information sheet explains what palivizumab does, how to give it, and what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Vaccines: Concerns about immunizing your child

Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.

Corticosteroids given for a long time

Your child needs to take a medicine that belongs to a group of drugs called corticosteroids which include cortisone, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisone, prednisolone and triamcinolone. This information sheet explains what corticosteroids do, how to give them and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take these medicines.

Anxiety: Signs and symptoms

Learn about the signs and symptoms of anxiety in children and teens.

Hepatitis C

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.

Becoming a parent after a transplant

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is a liver disease. Learn about the causes of hepatitis B and what you need to know about living with hepatitis B.

The right to safe spaces

Everyone has the right to receive care and services in a safe, welcoming environment. Learn more about your child’s rights to safe spaces.

Mumps

Learn about signs and symptoms of mumps and how to manage it in your child.