Antenatal Rights

This article covers essential rights for expectant parents, including leave entitlements, support options, and legal updates relevant to pregnancy and early parenthood in the UK.

A pregnant woman practicing antenatal yoga for stress relief.
Antenatal Rights

Can I Be Made Redundant While Pregnant? Understanding Your Antenatal Rights

Pregnant woman with baby, reviewing maternity and antenatal rights information.
Antenatal Rights

Can I Be Sacked Over Back-to-Back Pregnancies?

A healthcare professional gently holding a patient's hand during a sensitive conversation about pregnancy loss.
Antenatal Rights

Can I Have My Miscarriage Described Only as a "Pregnancy Loss" by the NHS?

Pregnant woman planning her maternity and annual leave schedule.
Antenatal Rights

Does Maternity Leave Affect Annual Leave? Antenatal Rights Explained

Pregnant woman discussing concerns about her antenatal care with a midwife.
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How to Raise Concerns About Your Antenatal Care in the UK – Know Your Rights

A doctor providing antenatal care to a pregnant woman during a checkup.
Antenatal Rights

How can we make the UK a safer place to have a baby?

Pregnant woman sitting with a doctor during an antenatal checkup.
Antenatal Rights

How is Poverty in Pregnancy Tackled in the UK?

Expectant mother practising yoga during pregnancy
Antenatal Rights

Is the "Baby Gap" Good for the Environment If Not the Economy?

Newborn baby hand with a birth certificate in the background.
Antenatal Rights

Ordering a Birth Certificate After Birth: A Complete Guide

Unmarried father supporting the mother during an antenatal scan.
Antenatal Rights

Parental Responsibility for Unmarried Fathers in the UK: A Comprehensive Guide

A Baby Box filled with clothes, a cuddly toy, and other newborn essentials.
Antenatal Rights

Should My Local Council Be Sending Me Baby Essentials During Pregnancy?

An MP returning to work after maternity leave.
Antenatal Rights

What Happens if My MP or a Member of the Government Has a Baby? The Antenatal Support They Receive (or Don’t)

A pregnant woman travelling, symbolising birth tourism in the UK.
Antenatal Rights

What Is Birth Tourism and Is It a Problem in the UK?

Pregnant woman discussing parental leave with her partner on smartphone.
Antenatal Rights

What is The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act?

Expectant mother using her antenatal exemption certificate to access free prescriptions.
Antenatal Rights

When Do I Get My Antenatal Exemption Certificate and What Does It Entitle Me To?