• Will I be charged for care?
• Who is a Lead Maternity Carer?
• Who can be your LMC?
• How do I find my LMC?
• What causes morning sickness?
• What's safe to eat?
• Why take folic acid tablets?
• Where should I give birth?
• What about childbirth education?
• How much parental leave do I get?
• What do I tell my other children?
• What do I need to buy?
• What are the symptoms of a miscarriage?

For more information about maternity services and choosing your LMC, call free on 0800 MUM 2 BE (0800 686 223). This line is not for counselling, clinical or medical advice.

• Mama Maternity Information Services offers useful information about choosing your LMC.
• Kiwi Families has good information about choosing your LMC and about childbirth.
• Kiwi Families covers what to eat during pregnancy
• The New Zealand Food Safety Authority provides detailed information about food safety in pregnancy.
• The Ministry of Health offers a comprehensive paper on nutrition in pregnancy and after childbirth.
• Littlies has useful information about miscarriages.
• Parents Centre New Zealand offers parent education programmes, including antenatal classes.
• Birthwise provides information through an antenatal programme, helping parents make informed, natural birth choices.