Free prescriptions and NHS dental care
What it is, and where to apply (UK).
Ask your midwife, GP or health visitor for a maternity exemption certificate. It lasts until 12 months after the birth. Prescriptions are already free in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
What else might you get?
Child Benefit, grants, pay on leave and childcare: what you may be able to get, roughly how much, and where to apply. Free, with no sign-up.
Get reminders on the day
Giggle & Grow keeps these dates for you, with your diary, feeds and weaning, from pregnancy to toddler.
Rules and amounts from GOV.UK, NHS and mygov.scot, checked 8 November 2026. They change every April. Not financial or legal advice: the official page always has the final say. Giggle & Grow isn't part of, or endorsed by, any government body.