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A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
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How local authorities in England can prepare to run the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme.
Terms of reference for the independent investigation into maternity and neonatal care in England.
How the Family Nurse Partnership supports first-time young mothers and families in England, why it works, where it is delivered and how to commission it.
Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.
Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for women in pregnancy and after giving birth.
Summary of the main changes and provisions of the act and how they may affect children and families.
Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.
A major initiative to ensure pregnant and breastfeeding women can make informed decisions about their healthcare
Guidance for local providers of infectious diseases in pregnancy screening.
Guidance to support commissioning of the Family Nurse Partnership programme for improving public health outcomes for children, young people and families.
Information for health professionals on the epidemiology, transmission and prevention of Chlamydia abortus which can cause stillbirth or abortion in humans.
Information about the risk of mumps in pregnant women, vaccination during pregnancy and who should get the MMR vaccine.
A resource to help local commissioners provide cost-effective interventions for children aged up to 5 and pregnant women.
A resource focusing on reproductive choice and ensuring that pregnancy, if desired, occurs at the right time and when health is optimised.
Guidance for patients and the public and for clinical staff involved in treating pregnant women.
Information, intelligence and tools with evidence-based approaches for how preconception care can be embedded.
An algorithm for midwives to help diagnose carbon monoxide poisoning in pregnant women and offer advice for women in the event of exposure.
Guidance for health professionals to share with pregnant women immunised with MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), chickenpox or shingles vaccines.
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