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Live births by age of mother and by local health authority.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Measures to be taken on a national level to further improve safety standards in maternity care.
Information and service documents on the national DBS testing service offered by PHE to improve uptake of 12 month testing of infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers.
This policy brief compares mothers’ and daughters’ capabilities in Nepal to assess where changes have been strongest and weakest
This study examines whether increasing fluid intake has a beneficial effect on breast milk production and infant growth
The report examines policies in Kenya, Nigeria and the UK
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
Analysis of NS-SEC of mother by country of birth.
This collection brings together all statistics recording sex ratios at birth.
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