Maternity certificate (MAT B1): guidance for health professionals
Guidance for healthcare professionals who issue form MAT B1 to verify a pregnancy and confirm the expected week of confinement.
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This guidance is for doctors or registered midwives who issue maternity certificates (form MAT B1) to pregnant women to verify the pregnancy and confirm the expected week of confinement.
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Last updated 8 June 2023 + show all updates
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Updated Section 1 of 'Maternity certificate (MAT B1): guidance for health professionals' to add Sure Start Maternity Grant (SSMG) to the list of benefits the MAT B1 enables a pregnant woman to claim. Updated section 4 of 'Benefits available during pregnancy – background information' to remove the requirement for health care advice to be given by a health professional and add that parents must provide certified evidence of the pregnancy or birth(s) from a medical practitioner. Medical practitioners may be asked to provide a MAT B1, or alternative certified evidence to confirm the pregnancy or birth(s).
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Updated 'Benefits available during pregnancy – background information' with information about Universal Credit.
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