Sara entered her local women’s health centre as a scared pregnant teenager, 20 years later she’s its CEO
As a pregnant teenager, Sara Foster felt scared and ashamed sitting in the waiting room at her local women's health...
Pregnant Women’s Health
‘Light smoking’ before pregnancy can cause major health problems
Even “light smoking” — defined as just one or two cigarettes a day — can be a real drag on...
Belly Button Changes During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can change your body in surprising ways, from swollen ankles to strange food cravings and beyond. But when you...
Climate change hurts women more
As smoke from wildfires in Canada smothered New York City in a polluted haze in June 2023, some worried patients...
Sense of self in first-time pregnancy
Diehl, M. & Hay, E. L. Self-concept differentiation and self-concept clarity across adulthood: associations with age and psychological well-being. Int....
Pregnancy complications can lead to mothers’ lifelong risk of cardiovascular disease
Pregnant women who develop a common complication called pre-eclampsia are twice as likely to develop heart problems later in life....
Dozens of pregnant women being turned away from ERs despite law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her.Emergency room doctors at...
Mental health issues may be the most common pregnancy and post-pregnancy complication: McGill study.
Mental health issues may be the most common pregnancy and post-pregnancy complication facing women, says a McGill study. Tina Montreuil,...
How pregnancy transforms the brain to prepare it for parenthood
In November 2008, neuroscientist Susana Carmona — then a postdoc studying attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — was driving two colleagues...
