# source/domain-registers/before-birth-and-starting-family.v1.yaml

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    register_version: life-course-domain-register.v1
    pack_id: pack-1-family-beginnings
    domain: before-birth-and-starting-family
    title: Before birth and starting a family
    status: population_complete
    observed_at: "2026-08-08"
    link_receipts: evaluation/link-receipts/pack-1-family-beginnings-2026-08-08
    acquisition:
      mode: linked_reference_only
      snapshots_acquired: false
      source_response_bodies_retained: false
      publication_allowed: false
      rights_policy: link_and_summarize_source_family_decisions_recorded
    route_sources:
      - id: before-birth-scotland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Scotland
        title: Having a baby in Scotland
        owner: Scottish Government
        authority_role: scotland_pregnancy_and_parenting_discovery_handoff
        resource: https://www.mygov.scot/browse/birth-death-family/children-parenting/having-baby
        access_method: public_html
        version_model: live_topic_page
        update_cadence: check_before_each_use
        rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
        coverage: Routes people in Scotland to current pregnancy, birth and early-parenting services and support.
        exclusions: A topic handoff does not prove a family-specific rule, deadline, cost or eligibility decision.
        observed_at: "2026-08-08"
        checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: before-birth-wales-handoff
        jurisdiction: Wales
        title: Children and families in Wales
        owner: Welsh Government
        authority_role: wales_children_and_families_discovery_handoff
        resource: https://www.gov.wales/children-families
        access_method: public_html
        version_model: live_topic_page
        update_cadence: check_before_each_use
        rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
        coverage: Routes people in Wales to current children, family, pregnancy and early-years policy and services.
        exclusions: A topic handoff does not prove a family-specific rule, deadline, cost or eligibility decision.
        observed_at: "2026-08-08"
        checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: before-birth-northern-ireland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
        title: Family, home and community in Northern Ireland
        owner: Northern Ireland Executive
        authority_role: northern_ireland_family_service_discovery_handoff
        resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/family-home-and-community
        access_method: public_html
        version_model: live_topic_page
        update_cadence: check_before_each_use
        rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
        coverage: Routes people in Northern Ireland to current family, pregnancy, birth and local support services.
        exclusions: A topic handoff does not prove a family-specific rule, deadline, cost or eligibility decision.
        observed_at: "2026-08-08"
        checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
    families:
      - id: access-fertility-and-reproductive-health
        title: Access fertility and reproductive health
        aliases: [fertility treatment, IVF and reproductive health]
        description: Find the current fertility or reproductive-health assessment and treatment route without assuming eligibility or clinical outcome.
        situations: [A person wants advice, assessment or treatment relating to fertility or reproductive health.]
        user_needs: [Find the accountable health-service route and understand where clinical assessment begins.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England]
        specialist_review: required
        dependency: regulated-fertility-provider
        source:
          id: access-fertility-and-reproductive-health-primary
          title: IVF
          owner: NHS England
          authority_role: england_fertility_treatment_guidance
          resource: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/ivf/
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_health_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Explains the England NHS pathway into IVF information, assessment and treatment considerations.
          exclusions: Does not decide eligibility, diagnosis, treatment, funding or outcome for an individual.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: start-antenatal-care
        title: Start antenatal care
        aliases: [book a midwife, first pregnancy appointment]
        description: Enter the current maternity service early in pregnancy and identify the first booking and assessment handoff.
        situations: [A person knows or thinks they are pregnant and needs to begin maternity care.]
        user_needs: [Find the current self-referral, GP or midwife route for the place where care will be received.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: start-antenatal-care-primary
          title: Your antenatal care and appointments
          owner: NHS England
          authority_role: england_antenatal_care_guidance
          resource: https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/your-pregnancy-care/your-antenatal-care-and-appointments/
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_health_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Routes a person in England into antenatal booking, appointments and source-defined care information.
          exclusions: Does not diagnose pregnancy, assess urgency or replace a midwife, GP or emergency service.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: receive-maternity-care
        title: Receive maternity care
        aliases: [pregnancy and birth care, labour and birth services]
        description: Navigate maternity care from pregnancy through labour, birth and the immediate clinical handoff after birth.
        situations: [A pregnant person needs continuing maternity, labour or birth care.]
        user_needs: [Understand the current provider pathway and where urgent clinical advice is obtained.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: receive-maternity-care-primary
          title: Labour and birth
          owner: NHS England
          authority_role: england_labour_and_birth_guidance
          resource: https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/labour-and-birth/
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_health_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Provides the England NHS navigation collection for labour, birth settings and immediate care information.
          exclusions: Does not provide diagnosis, emergency triage, personalised care planning or a treatment decision.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: claim-maternity-allowance
        title: Claim Maternity Allowance
        aliases: [maternity allowance claim, maternity pay when self-employed]
        description: Check and use the current Maternity Allowance route when statutory maternity pay may not apply.
        situations: [A pregnant person or new parent needs to check whether Maternity Allowance is the relevant income-support route.]
        user_needs: [Find the current claim, evidence, decision and challenge route without calculating entitlement locally.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: claim-maternity-allowance-primary
          title: Maternity Allowance
          owner: Department for Work and Pensions
          authority_role: maternity_allowance_service
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/maternity-allowance
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_service_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Provides the current Maternity Allowance overview and route to check and make a claim.
          exclusions: Does not calculate entitlement, payment amount, evidence sufficiency or a challenge outcome.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: take-maternity-leave
        title: Take maternity leave
        aliases: [statutory maternity leave, maternity pay and leave]
        description: Navigate notice, leave and pay information for an employee taking maternity leave.
        situations: [An employee needs to tell an employer about pregnancy and plan maternity leave or pay.]
        user_needs: [Find the current employment route, notice requirements and dispute handoff.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England, Scotland, Wales]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: take-maternity-leave-primary
          title: Maternity pay and leave
          owner: Department for Business and Trade
          authority_role: great_britain_maternity_leave_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_employment_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Routes employees in Great Britain through current statutory maternity leave and pay information.
          exclusions: Northern Ireland employment law and individual employment status require their own current route.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: take-paternity-or-partner-leave
        title: Take paternity or partner leave
        aliases: [paternity leave, partner leave after birth]
        description: Navigate current notice, leave and pay information for an eligible parent or partner after birth or placement.
        situations: [A parent or partner needs to plan time away from work around a birth or adoption placement.]
        user_needs: [Find the current employment route and understand where status or eligibility is decided.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England, Scotland, Wales]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: take-paternity-or-partner-leave-primary
          title: Paternity pay and leave
          owner: Department for Business and Trade
          authority_role: great_britain_paternity_leave_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/paternity-pay-leave
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_employment_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Routes employees in Great Britain through current statutory paternity leave and pay information.
          exclusions: Northern Ireland employment law and individual eligibility require their own current route.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: take-adoption-leave
        title: Take adoption leave
        aliases: [statutory adoption leave, adoption pay]
        description: Navigate leave and pay information when a child is placed for adoption or through an applicable parental-order route.
        situations: [An employee needs to plan leave around an adoption placement or another source-defined qualifying event.]
        user_needs: [Find current adoption leave, notice, pay and employment-dispute information.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England, Scotland, Wales]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: take-adoption-leave-primary
          title: Adoption pay and leave
          owner: Department for Business and Trade
          authority_role: great_britain_adoption_leave_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/adoption-pay-leave
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_employment_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Routes employees in Great Britain through current statutory adoption leave and pay information.
          exclusions: Northern Ireland employment law and case-specific eligibility require their own current route.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: arrange-adoption
        title: Arrange adoption
        aliases: [adopt a child, adoption assessment]
        description: Find the accountable adoption agency route and understand the assessment, matching and decision handoffs.
        situations: [A person or family is considering applying to adopt a child.]
        user_needs: [Find the current national or local adoption service and its assessment and complaint route.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England]
        specialist_review: required
        dependency: registered-adoption-agency
        source:
          id: arrange-adoption-primary
          title: Child adoption
          owner: Department for Education
          authority_role: england_adoption_service_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/child-adoption
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_service_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Routes prospective adopters in England to an adoption agency and describes the source-defined process.
          exclusions: Does not approve an adopter, match a child, decide a court application or establish another nation's process.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: pursue-surrogacy-parenthood
        title: Pursue surrogacy parenthood
        aliases: [have a child through surrogacy, parental order after surrogacy]
        description: Navigate the legal and service handoffs around a surrogacy arrangement and the route to legal parenthood.
        situations: [An intended parent or surrogate needs authoritative information about the UK surrogacy and parental-order boundary.]
        user_needs: [Find the current official route and know when independent legal and clinical advice is needed.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland]
        specialist_review: required
        dependency: independent-surrogacy-legal-and-clinical-support
        source:
          id: pursue-surrogacy-parenthood-primary
          title: Legal rights when using surrogates and donors
          owner: UK Government
          authority_role: uk_surrogacy_legal_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/legal-rights-when-using-surrogates-and-donors
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_legal_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Introduces the UK legal-parenthood and parental-order handoff for surrogacy and donor arrangements.
          exclusions: Does not provide legal advice, approve an arrangement, determine parenthood or recommend an agency.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: become-a-foster-carer
        title: Become a foster carer
        aliases: [apply to foster, foster parent assessment]
        description: Find the accountable fostering service and navigate enquiry, assessment, approval and review stages.
        situations: [A person or household is considering becoming a foster carer.]
        user_needs: [Find the current public or regulated fostering route and its decision and complaint handoff.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England]
        specialist_review: required
        dependency: regulated-fostering-service
        source:
          id: become-a-foster-carer-primary
          title: Becoming a foster parent in England
          owner: Department for Education
          authority_role: england_fostering_service_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/becoming-foster-parent
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_service_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Routes prospective foster carers in England to local-authority or independent-agency assessment.
          exclusions: Does not approve a carer, recommend an agency or establish another nation's fostering process.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: get-healthy-start-support
        title: Get Healthy Start support
        aliases: [Healthy Start card, help to buy healthy food and vitamins]
        description: Use the current Healthy Start or nation-specific equivalent route for food, milk and vitamin support.
        situations: [A pregnant person or family with a young child wants to check the relevant healthy-food support route.]
        user_needs: [Find the current programme for the nation and submit a claim without the bundle deciding eligibility.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England, Wales, Northern Ireland]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: get-healthy-start-support-primary
          title: Healthy Start
          owner: NHS Business Services Authority
          authority_role: healthy_start_service
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/healthy-start
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_service_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Routes people to Healthy Start information and application support for its published coverage.
          exclusions: Scotland uses a distinct support route; the bundle does not calculate eligibility or payment.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
      - id: get-pregnancy-workplace-protection
        title: Get pregnancy workplace protection
        aliases: [pregnant employee rights, pregnancy discrimination at work]
        description: Navigate health and safety, time-off, discrimination and employment-redress routes connected with pregnancy at work.
        situations: [A pregnant employee needs to understand the employer and statutory protection routes.]
        user_needs: [Find current workplace protections and the responsible advice or redress service.]
        primary_jurisdictions: [England, Scotland, Wales]
        specialist_review: required
        source:
          id: get-pregnancy-workplace-protection-primary
          title: Pregnant employees' rights
          owner: Department for Business and Trade
          authority_role: great_britain_pregnancy_employment_rights_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/working-when-pregnant-your-rights
          access_method: public_html
          version_model: live_employment_guidance
          update_cadence: check_before_each_use
          rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
          coverage: Introduces current Great Britain pregnancy-at-work rights and employer handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not decide employment status, discrimination, safety risk, remedy or Northern Ireland law.
          observed_at: "2026-08-08"
          checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot