Should women be allowed to be paid to carry someone else's baby?

When I was six months pregnant, I was offered a fantastic opportunity reporting for Global Calgary. The problem was that it was a one-year contract, meaning if I took a full year of maternity leave, I'd be off for most of the job.

It's been nearly one year since Canadian residents have had the option of taking up to 18 months parental leave, instead of only 12 months.

Researchers found paternal exercise has a significant impact on the metabolic health, including improved glucose metabolism, decreased body weight and a decreased fat mass, of their offspring well into adulthood.

Instead of waiting for the perfect partner, 27-year-old Alyssa Garrison, known as randomactsofpastel, began shopping for the perfect sperm donor.

Women who exercise during pregnancy can expect a 40 per cent reduction in the chance of developing a major pregnancy complication such as pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension or gestational diabetes.

In 2014, Nicky Smith was 35 years old and ready to start a family but didn't have a partner. That didn't stop the Calgary-raised teacher from becoming a mother to twins, Hugo and Zoe.

Edmonton couple Schoena and Jason Strudwick's three children were conceived three different ways. They share their long, heartbreaking road to parenthood and what it's taught them.

A look back on some of our most impactful stories told in the first year of Family Matters.

A B.C. couple welcomed their newborn son, Raymond, on Jan. 4 in a dramatic home birth. The couple didn't know they were expecting a baby.