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  • Signs and symptoms of pregnancy

    Find out the early signs and symptoms of pregnancy, including morning sickness, sore breasts, feeling tired and missing a period.

  • Causes

    Read about the causes of stillbirth, including complications with the placenta (the organ that links the baby’s blood supply to the mother’s).

  • 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.

  • Emergency contraception

    Find out about emergency contraception, including how and where to get it free on the NHS and the 2 different types of emergency contraception available.

  • Preparing for female sterilisation

    Find out how to prepare for female sterilisation, including what to do before a general anaesthetic.

  • Recovering after a vasectomy

    Find out about recovery after a vasectomy.

  • Breastfeeding and smoking

    NHS advice about breastfeeding if you smoke or vape, and safe ways to quit, such as using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

  • Severe vomiting in pregnancy

    Find out about severe vomiting in pregnancy, the condition that affects around 1 to 3 in 100 pregnant women. It's also known as hyperemesis gravidarum, or HG.

  • What complications can affect the placenta?

    Complications that can affect the placenta during pregnancy or childbirth include low-lying placenta, retained placenta and placental abruption. These complications are rare.

  • Benefits of breastfeeding

    Breastfeeding has lots of health benefits for your new baby, including fewer infections and a lower risk of obesity, as well as protecting you from some cancers and other health problems, too.