During your pregnancy and labour

You'll need to know about some key topics when you are pregnant, including healthy eating in pregnancy, antenatal care, decisions you need to make about labour and birth, coping with common pregnancy problems, and when pregnancy goes wrong.

You can also find out about your baby's development and your pregnancy week by week, by clicking on the pregnancy timeline at the top of the page.

It is recommended that all pregnant women should have the flu vaccine, whatever stage of pregnancy they're in.

Antenatal care and classes

Once you’re pregnant it’s important to get in touch with a midwife or your GP straight away to start organising your antenatal care.
More about antenatal care

Labour and birth

Finding out as much as you can in advance will help to make sure your labour goes as smoothly as possible.
More about labour and birth

Where to have your baby

It’s a good idea to find out as much as possible about your options for where to give birth.
More about where to have your baby

Your health during pregnancy

A healthy diet and lifestyle while you are pregnant is vital in giving your baby the best start in life.
More about health

Common health problems

Find out about the minor and more serious health problems that may affect pregnant women.
More about common problems

When pregnancy goes wrong

If you lose your baby there is support available for you from your care team and other organisations.
More about when pregnancy goes wrong