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Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
Information on the programme, including the screening tests, commissioning, quality assurance, education and training.
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
Advice for women travelling and living abroad, including organisations that can help.
Advice for health professionals on pregnant women who are inadvertently vaccinated against chicken pox (varicella), shingles or measles, mumps, rubella.
Guidance for specialists for initiation of valproate in female patients and for annual review and pregnancy testing to support adherence to pregnancy prevention requirements during the pandemic.
An overview of risks to pregnant women from infections: current screening, vaccination, treatment and prevention programmes.
If your pregnancy ends before 24 weeks, you can get a free certificate in memory of your baby.
The national infant feeding survey aims to understand more about how mothers in England feed their babies in the first year after birth.
Employers’ guide to the right for employees entitled to take unpaid time off work to accompany a pregnant woman to antenatal appointments.
Information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Paraguay for healthcare practitioners.
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Ukraine for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Mexico for healthcare practitioners.
Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Senegal for healthcare practitioners.
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
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