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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.
Working, time off and financial support when you have a baby, registering a birth
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…
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
Information about COVID-19 and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
This leaflet describes the vaccinations that help protect you and your baby during and after pregnancy.
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.
These publications explain NHS antenatal screening programme tests, possible results and follow-up tests.
An overview of risks to pregnant women from infections: current screening, vaccination, treatment and prevention programmes.
A resource focusing on reproductive choice and ensuring that pregnancy, if desired, occurs at the right time and when health is optimised.
Safety leaflet to help you understand the latest information about the effects of pregabalin during pregnancy.
Advice for health professionals on pregnant women who are inadvertently vaccinated against chicken pox (varicella), shingles or measles, mumps, rubella.
This collection brings together all documents relating to pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage.
New indicators for smoking, obesity, early access to maternity services, folic acid supplement use and alcohol and drug misuse in early pregnancy.
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).
Covering thalidomide, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide: temporary guidance for pregnancy prevention arrangements for patients taking them during COVID-19
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