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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
Information about COVID-19 and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
Migraine and antiseizure medication topiramate must no longer be prescribed to women and girls unless they fulfil the requirements of a Pregnancy Prevention Programme.
Information for patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines
This leaflet describes the vaccinations that help protect you and your baby during and after pregnancy.
Information for health professionals on the epidemiology, transmission and prevention of Chlamydia abortus which can cause stillbirth or abortion in humans.
Safety leaflet to help you understand the latest information about the effects of pregabalin during pregnancy.
New indicators for smoking, obesity, early access to maternity services, folic acid supplement use and alcohol and drug misuse in early pregnancy.
Flowchart for assessing women who have travelled while pregnant to areas with active Zika virus transmission.
Covering thalidomide, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide: temporary guidance for pregnancy prevention arrangements for patients taking them during COVID-19
An overview of risks to pregnant women from infections: current screening, vaccination, treatment and prevention programmes.
Topiramate is now contraindicated in pregnancy and in women of childbearing potential unless the conditions of a Pregnancy Prevention Programme are fulfilled. This follows a review by the MHRA which concluded that the use of topiramate during pregnancy is associated...
Information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination.
Advice for health professionals on pregnant women who are inadvertently vaccinated against chicken pox (varicella), shingles or measles, mumps, rubella.
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