Postnatal home support ("relevailles") is postnatal care in your own home: a trained person comes to you after the birth to support you with rest, caring for your baby and organizing daily life. The French word comes from the idea of "getting back on your feet" after childbirth — that time when you slowly rebuild your strength.

A membrane sweep, or stripping of the membranes, is a simple technique used to try to bring on labour naturally when your due date is approaching or has passed… Find out more

Braxton Hicks contractions, often nicknamed "practice contractions," are irregular contractions of the uterus, generally painless or only mildly painful, felt during pregnancy.

Colostrum is the very first breast milk, produced during pregnancy and in the first few days after your baby is born.

While the exam itself needs no special medical preparation, being mentally ready matters just as much.

The question of when your period will come back, also known as the resumption of menstruation, is one of the main concerns after childbirth. The answer varies a great deal from one woman to the next, but a few things can help make it clearer.

Labour contractions are the tightening and releasing of the muscles of the uterus. They are the "engine" that opens the cervix and moves your baby down towards birth.

The mucus plug is a gel-like substance made of mucus, produced by the cervix from the very start of pregnancy. Its job: to protect the fetus from infection by forming a barrier at the cervix.

Acupuncture, based on the circulation of vital energy (Qi) through the body, aims to restore the energetic balance disrupted by pregnancy.