Pregnancy

Giving birth

What are the signs of labour? What’s a c-section like? And what if your home birth doesn’t go to plan? Learn what you need to know about giving birth

These are what the stages of labour are REALLY like, according to two doulas who've seen it all
Giving birth

These are what the stages of labour are REALLY like, according to two doulas who've seen it all

From the very first contractions to the five (yes, five!) different stages of pushing, this is what you can expect as your labour progresses.

Natalia Hailes

9 minutes
What it’s like to have a fourth-degree tear—yup, right to your butt
Giving birth

What it’s like to have a fourth-degree tear—yup, right to your butt

Yes, it’s possible to tear straight through to your anal sphincter during childbirth. It’s not pretty, but here's how to deal.

Andrea Karr

15 minutes
I was so judgy about home birth—until I accidentally had one
Giving birth

I was so judgy about home birth—until I accidentally had one

I had always been adamant: I didn’t want to give birth at home. But 18 hours into labour, I changed my mind and had an unplanned home birth.

Chantel Guertin

6 minutes
The surprising reason many babies die around the world—and what's being done about it
Giving birth

The surprising reason many babies die around the world—and what's being done about it

Just before the world shut down due to COVID-19, I travelled to Ethiopia to report on the number one cause of death in babies worldwide: prematurity. Here's what I learned.

Claire Gagne

7 minutes
As an Indigenous woman, I was scared to have my baby in a hospital
Giving birth

As an Indigenous woman, I was scared to have my baby in a hospital 

The same systems and professionals that make white people feel safe—medical care, the police, social workers—have been genocidal in practice against my people for generations.

Andrea Landry

20 minutes
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