Registering and naming your baby (government, citizens and rights section)
You will need to register the birth within 42 days of your child being born
After the birth
Healthy eating for breastfeeding
Advice on what to eat during breastfeeding to ensure you and your baby remain healthy
Newborn screening
Information on routine health checks that will be offered after your baby is born
Weaning your baby
Advice on the best way to introduce solids to your baby's diet, and information about what foods to avoid
Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding
Information and advice on feeding your newborn, whether you decide to breastfeed or feed by bottle
Free milk, vitamins, fruit and vegetables and infant formula
Information about claiming free milk, infant formula, vitamins and in some cases fresh fruit and vegetables if you're pregnant and/or have a child under five years old
Feeding your baby (aged nine months to a year)
Advice on the best ways to help your baby adapt and eat healthily, as solid foods become a main part of their diet
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
There is no known medical reason why SIDS occurs but there are a number of things you can do to reduce the risk of cot death
Problems with eating and food allergies in children
Advice on what to do if your child is refusing food, and how to avoid problems with allergies
If your child is disabled
Information on what you can do if it is found that your child has a disability
Colic and jaundice
Information on the possible causes of colic and jaundice, and what you can do to ease both conditions
Post-natal depression
Post-natal depression (PND) is very common among new parents and may affect as many as one in six new mothers
Having a baby: greener choices (Environment and greener living section)
Some information if you want to make greener choices when you have a baby
Student finance
Get help with rates
Passports
