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Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
Advice for health professionals on pregnant women who are inadvertently vaccinated against chicken pox (varicella), shingles or measles, mumps, rubella.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
Information for patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines
Information about COVID-19 and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
Information on the investigation, diagnosis and management of a pregnant woman who has, or is exposed to, viral rash illness.
Safety leaflet to help you understand the latest information about the effects of pregabalin during pregnancy.
This leaflet describes the vaccinations that help protect you and your baby during and after pregnancy.
An overview of risks to pregnant women from infections: current screening, vaccination, treatment and prevention programmes.
Information about the risks of taking valproate medicines during pregnancy.
Information on the programme, including the screening tests, commissioning, quality assurance, education and training.
Evidence-based frameworks providing structure for local areas to prevent unplanned teenage pregnancies and support young parents and their children.
These publications explain NHS antenatal screening programme tests, possible results and follow-up tests.
Summary report of the review of PSI 49/2014 and operational policy on pregnancy and women separated from children under 2 in prison.
Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for women in pregnancy and after giving birth.
Sets out the immediate actions government will be taking in the short term in response to the recommendations made in the independent Pregnancy Loss Review.
Flowchart for assessing women who have travelled while pregnant to areas with active Zika virus transmission.
Operational policy for prison staff supporting women experiencing: Pregnancy, birth, the post-natal period, applications for a prison MBUs place and separation from children up to 2.
Safety leaflet on epilepsy medicines and pregnancy to help patients and their families understanding the risks.
Data reports for the NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) programme.
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