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Key messages to share with women planning a pregnancy, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.

If you missed certain vaccines before or during pregnancy, you should get them after your baby is born. This will lower the chance that you'll get a vaccine-preventable disease and spread it to your baby. This is especially important while your baby is too young to receive certain vaccines.

Before becoming pregnant, talk to your health care provider or local public health authority to make sure your vaccines are up to date. Some vaccines are generally not recommended during pregnancy. Live vaccines such as MMR (mumps, measles and rubella) and chicken pox (varicella) should be given at least 4 weeks before becoming pregnant.

Advice on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and having visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaccinations during pregnancy protect both you and your developing baby from serious infections. They also help protect infants after birth, when they're too young to be vaccinated. If you're pregnant, you should be vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis) and flu. Talk to your health care provider or local public health authority about making sure your vaccines are up to date.

Zika virus symptoms and treatment, prevention and risks, risks during pregnancy, what men need to know, and travel recommendations.

These resources help to improve the health of mothers, newborns and families in Canada.

Number of deaths caused by pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.

Get the current facts about using cannabis for non-medical purposes during pregnancy and the health effects it can cause a growing child.

Get the current facts about using cannabis for non-medical purposes during pregnancy and the health effects it can cause a growing child.