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Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
All mothers and most fathers have legal rights and responsibilities as a…
A mother automatically has parental responsibility for her child from…
If you’re not the mother, you can apply to court to get parental…
Neonatal and child mortality risk by mothers' ethnic group and household National Statistics Socio-economic classification (NS-SEC). An analysis using birth registrations between 2011 and 2016, linked to 2011 Census and mortality data.
Apply for citizenship if you have a British overseas territories parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointment of: Esther Beresford; Deborah Brayshaw; Lisa Hackett; Tom Ketteley; Claire Wiggins; Laura Vincent and; Glynis Williams as Chairs of Mother and Baby Units, for 5 years from 1 October 2024.
The national infant feeding survey aims to understand more about how mothers in England feed their babies in the first year after birth.
Information and service documents on the national DBS testing service offered by PHE to improve uptake of 12 month testing of infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers.
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
This study uses data for the Young Lives study
Annual birth registrations by mothers' age and birth registration type: within marriage, jointly or solely by the mother.
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