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Baby loss certificates for parents who experienced a loss of pregnancy before 24 weeks are now available for application from 9am today (22 February 2024).
Information for patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines
An overview of risks to pregnant women from infections: current screening, vaccination, treatment and prevention programmes.
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.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Covering thalidomide, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide: temporary guidance for pregnancy prevention arrangements for patients taking them during COVID-19
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).
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
Information for health professionals on the epidemiology, transmission and prevention of Chlamydia abortus which can cause stillbirth or abortion in humans.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of natural parents.
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.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
If your pregnancy ends before 24 weeks, you can get a free certificate in memory of your baby.
Information about COVID-19 and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
Secretary of State guidance for pre-sentence restorative justice
Evidence-based frameworks providing structure for local areas to prevent unplanned teenage pregnancies and support young parents and their children.
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