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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.
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Maternity Allowance is a payment you can get when you take time off to…
You can get Maternity Allowance for up to 39 weeks if you’ve been either:…
Use the maternity entitlement calculator to work out how much you could…
You can apply for Maternity Allowance once you’ve been pregnant for 26…
You need to report changes in your circumstances that happen while you’re…
Working, time off and financial support when you have a baby, registering a birth
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.
Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).
These publications explain NHS antenatal screening programme tests, possible results and follow-up tests.
Information for patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines
Evidence-based frameworks providing structure for local areas to prevent unplanned teenage pregnancies and support young parents and their children.
This leaflet describes the vaccinations that help protect you and your baby during and after pregnancy.
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.
Information on the programme, including the screening tests, commissioning, quality assurance, education and training.
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.
Safety leaflet to help you understand the latest information about the effects of pregabalin during pregnancy.
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.
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.
Summary report of the review of PSI 49/2014 and operational policy on pregnancy and women separated from children under 2 in prison.
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