when the baby is due or the date of the birth (if you’re adopting, give the date you’re matched with your child or the date when the child is placed with you) Your employer must take account of medical advice provided by your doctor or midwife. This might mean making adjustments to your working conditions or hours, for example if:

You only get these rights if you’ve been matched with a child through an adoption agency or, in the case of an overseas adoption, received official notification. You can’t take adoption leave after a private adoption. They must also let you know about any safety measures they have put in place so you can continue to work safely. They might discuss this with you directly or with your safety representative (if you have one).They can ask you to provide a certificate from your doctor or midwife to confirm you are pregnant. However, they must allow a reasonable amount of time for you to complete all necessary medical tests. If you meet their criteria, your employer must legally consider your request seriously, and only reject it if there are good business reasons for doing so. Striking a balance

You’ll need to have worked for your employer for at least 26 weeks by the end of the week where you get official notification. Also, in the 66 weeks before the baby is due (or the child is matched with you), your partner must: A pregnant woman has a right to paid time off to go to antenatal appointments. If you’re the mother’s partner you can also take time off work to go to 1 or 2 of these appointments - you don’t need to be married. be responsible for the child's upbringing and wish to take time off to care for the child or support the motherIn 2019, there were around eight million families with dependent children in the UK, with 6.2 million couple families with dependent children (that is married or cohabiting families). Around 7 in 10 (73.2%) of these couple families had both parents in employment. You’re only entitled to time off to look after your child if you’re an employee and have worked for your employer for 1 year or more. You also have extra maternity rights while you’re pregnant at workand rights while you’re on maternity leave. Breastfeeding at work have been working for at least 26 weeks - these don’t have to be continuous, and this includes self-employment They are ultimately responsible for workplace safety, but you also have responsibility for your own safety.