If your midwife feels that all is well and you feel OK, finish when you want. Q. My employer has asked me for a MAT B1. And it is this form that will secure your right to maternity pay. It is given By your GP or midwife at 26 weeks of pregnancy. If you think you should Have one then speak to your midwife.
Fetal heart sounds.
These are a common but uncomfortable problem of pregnancy. They are caused by a combination of increased pressure on the veins in the legs by the weight of the baby, and by the muscle relaxant effect of the hormones of pregnancy, mainly progesterone. A very common pregnancy complaint, that causes a great deal of pain and distress. It is a condition whereby, the emptying of the bowel is slowed down or even stopped altogether, and causes stomach pains and shooting pains in the back passage. Again it is a result of the relaxing effect on the muscles of the hormones of pregnancy, but there are a number of things that you can do about it.