This course is designed to give you an understanding of pregnancy and maternity rights at work. It is important that midwives and maternity support workers are aware of the significance of pregnancy discrimination and the effect this has on women. You may be caring for a woman who is being discriminated against at work and this may be affecting her health and pregnancy. You may need to give extra support and help to women who are experiencing pregnancy discrimination.
On completion of this i-learn module on pregnancy and maternity rights at work you will :
- understand about pregnancy discrimination in the UK – how common it is, who is most likely to be affected and what the effects of pregnancy discrimination are
- understand workplace pregnancy and maternity rights so that you can give fundamental information to the women you are caring for and help signpost where they can get further information
- understand how discrimination at work can cause women to feel stressed and what women can do to reduce their stress.
Contains four very short videos and one of 5 minutes duration.
Study time: 30 minutes
Feedback from learners:
This module was very informative. Really enjoyed it!
Very informative. The quizzes helped to reinforce my learning.
The module was very informative and confirmed some information that I already knew and also provided additional information which I was not aware of.
Updated: 2024