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Perineal tears and episiotomy
When your baby's being born your vagina stretches and sometimes the area between your vagina and back passage (perineum) may tear. Find out how this is treated if it happens.
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Caesarean section (C-section)
A caesarean or C-section may be an elective or an emergency operation which helps your baby be born. Roughly 1 in 3 deliveries are completed this way.
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Post-partum haemorrhage
PPH is excessive bleeding from the vagina at any time after the baby's birth, up until 6 weeks afterwards. Find out how it's treated.
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Newborn screening
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Working while pregnant
What rights you have and how much maternity pay or leave you can claim
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Violence and abuse in pregnancy
About 1 in 5 women experience domestic abuse or violence from a partner or ex-partner at some point and may also have experienced other forms of abuse as a child or from other family members.
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Sex and sexual health in pregnancy
Any sexual activity that doesn’t harm you, won’t harm your baby as they're protected in the womb by the amniotic fluid. They may feel the movements but they won’t be harmed.
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Attachment and bonding during pregnancy
How you meet your baby’s needs and care for them shapes the way their brain develops, and that’s as true before they’re born as it is when they arrive.
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Parental responsibilities and rights
After the birth, you've a responsibility to look after the health and welfare of your child. Find out more about your responsibilities and rights, and registering the birth.
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Parental leave
Dads and partners may be able to get 1 or 2 weeks of paternity leave to help and care for their partner and baby. Non-birth mothers should also have a right to take paternity leave.