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Having a baby

Includes registering a birth, free vitamins and getting financial support when you're pregnant.

  1. Get free vitamins when you're pregnant

    Your midwife can give you vitamins at your appointment.

  2. Having a child through a surrogate

    Information about having a child through a surrogate.

  3. Register a birth

    Find out who needs to register a birth and how and where to do it.

  4. Scotland's Baby Boxes

    All newborn babies born and resident in Scotland are entitled to a free Baby Box from the Scottish Government.

  5. Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund

    The Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund helps with the cost of travel and food if you're visiting someone in a Mother and Baby Unit.

  6. Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods

    Eligibility, apply, sending documents, payments

  7. Young Patients Family Fund

    The Young Patients Family Fund helps with the cost of travel and food for parents, parent substitutes or siblings (aged under 18) of a inpatient under the age of 18 receiving care at hospital

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