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Thinking of having a baby
Planning ahead, your rights and entitlements

Different maternity schemes apply depending on where you work. Get advice on various contracts for doctors and for medical students who fall pregnant or are juggling a family with their studies.

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Now you are pregnant
Workplace risks, antenatal care, illness and keeping in touch

Now it's happened and you are expecting , there are a range of issues you still have to consider both in terms of your health and your career.

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Back to work
Changing working hours, flexible working

Intending to return to work? You need to think about the how much having a baby will impact your working patterns, and not only work, what happens if you want to improve your professional knowledge?

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Life as a working parent
Parental leave, interdeanery transfers, post-natal care and breastfeeding

You are at the rockface earning your living - we help you address some of the basic issues in having a baby and pursuing your career.

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Maternity guides

Your rights for ...

Maternity calculator

Work out important dates for telling your employer of your pregnancy and calculate your leave and pay entitlements.

In the know

Maternity checklist

Keep tabs on key things you need to do before and after your pregnancy starts.
Use our checklist

Medical Mums Forum

Being a mum and doctor can be a big challenge, but you're not alone!

Share and learn

Dr Emma's top ten tips

My first piece of advice? Do what is right for you, not what suits someone else.

But looking back, if I had to give any survival tips, then these would be
my top ten.

Your say

Mother care
Specialty trainee Zara Ford blogs on whether having children has made her a better doctor

No perfect time for parenthood
A core trainee blogs on the reaction at work to announcing her pregnancy