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Singer-actor Nick Jonas is born on one of the most popular birth dates of the year.

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September most popular month for birthdays, January least popular

Tony Wong May 15, 2012

If you have a birthday in September good luck booking that kid's party. More people are born in September than any other month.

Five powerful things to say to your kids

The words parents use in conversation with their kids are powerful...

BLOG: Potty Mouth Mom

Tag along as this new mom of two navigates a second maternity leave.

The Mother of All Baby Columns

A column by well-loved pregnancy and parenting author Ann Douglas.

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Parentcentral.ca editor Brandie Weikle blogs on the news as it pertains to parents and her adventures (and misadventures!) as a mother of two boys.

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While most IVF babies are born healthy, a new study probes the reasons why there's an increased incidence of birth defects, and finds that sperm injection may be a factor.

Fertility treatment link to birth defects may be related to sperm injection MARILYNN MARCHIONE

Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility...

A nurse feeds a premature baby inside an incubator at an Egyptian public hospital. A new study shows that, around the world, 15 million babies are born premature each year.

Premature babies: Worldwide 15 million preemies are born each year Lauran Neergaard

A startling toll revealed that 1.1 million of these fragile newborns die as a result, and even those who survive can suffer...

C-section still high at some hospitals Theresa Boyle and Megan Ogilvie

C-section rates vary in the GTA, with nine of 17 hospitals performing below the national average.

Birth takes longer than it did 50 years ago: study Amy Norton

Having a baby takes two to three hours longer than it did in the 1960s, according to finding published in the American Journal... Comment Count (3)

Tough times breed more girls, study finds Lesley Ciarula Taylor

Dr. Shige Song found a steep and abrupt decline in the number of boys born during the worst years of the Great Famine in China...

Hepatitis B program helps cut infant infections Genevra Pittman

A program to prevent chronic hepatitis B infection in newborns seems to be working, according to a new study from researchers...

Pregnancy increases heart-attack risk 3 or 4 times: study Debra Sherman

While still relatively rare, heart attacks in pregnancy develop differently than in the general population, pointing to a need...

Couples plan pregnancies to give birth in auspicious year of the dragon Anita Li

Helen Miller is carrying a dragon inside her bourgeoning baby bump.

Midwives and moms welcome launch of Ontario’s first freestanding birth centres Andrea Gordon

Premier says plan gives women another option and signals “an important evolution in how we deliver babies”

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Ontario to fund two birth centres led by midwives Andrea Gordon

Birth centres would give low-risk mothers an option for having babies outside hospital

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Pregnancy and chickenpox: Women urged to know chickenpox status before getting pregnant The Canadian Press

Chickenpox virus poses so much risk to pregnant women and unborn babies that even an hour of exposure to someone with...

Patch may not help pregnant women quit smoking Genevra Pittman

Nicotine patches don't help pregnant women quit smoking, suggests a new study from the UK — in part because so few women use...

TLC show ‘I Didn’t Know I was Pregnant’ taps into fear of childbirth Ann Douglas

Pregnancy reality TV show I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant seems completely over the top until you realize the producers have...