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  • Chestfeeding if you're trans or non-binary

    If you are trans or non-binary and are thinking about chestfeeding your baby, find out your options and further information here.

  • Your NHS pregnancy journey

    Find out about appointments, scans and tests you can expect in the NHS during your pregnancy, including antenatal appointments and ultrasound baby scans.

  • Maternity and paternity benefits and leave

    Find out about benefits you're entitled to when you have a baby, including maternity and paternity leave and pay.

  • Pregnancy due date calculator

    Use the pregnancy due date calculator to work out roughly when your baby is due to be born, working from the first day of your last period.

  • Advice for parents

    Find advice and support for parents who have children or teenagers with mental health problems.

  • Bereavement

    Find advice and support for coping with bereavement and grief, including help with bereavement in children and young people.

  • Passive smoking

    Find out the health dangers of passive smoking and how to protect people near you, especially children, from secondhand smoke.

  • Overweight and pregnant

    Find out how to protect yourself and your baby if you are pregnant and living with obesity.

  • Epilepsy and pregnancy

    Find out about epilepsy and pregnancy, including if anti-epileptic drugs can affect your baby's health and talking to your specialist about your medicines.

  • Diabetes and pregnancy

    Find out about diabetes in pregnancy, including types 1 and 2, the risks to you and your baby, and how to manage the condition.