Your baby is now officially an embryo and is about the size of a poppy seed.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/4-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
National news stories 2024
More bereaved parents offered baby-loss certificate BBC News (October 2024)
Poor NHS maternity care in danger of becoming normalised Guardian (September 2024)
RSV jabs for pregnant women and older people BBC News(September 2024)
Pregnant women suffer racist and discriminatory abuse at NHS Trust Guardian (July 2024)
Lucy Letby sentenced to 15th whole life term BBC News (July 2024)
Black women in England suffer more serious birth complications Guardian (April 2024)
Nottingham Hospitals: NHS paid out £101m over maternity failings BBC News (February 2024)
National news stories 2023
Two-thirds of England's maternity units dangerously substandard Guardian (October 2023)
Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies BBC News (August 2023)
End racial disparities in maternal deaths - MPs BBC News (April 2023)
National news stories 2022
East Kent inquiry: dozens of babies and mothers died or injured in childbirth Guardian October 2022
Lucy Letby: Mother begged 'don't let my baby die', trial hears BBC News October 2022
Nottingham maternity crisis: What are families calling for? BBC News August 2022
Shrewsbury maternity report: Uncovering the biggest NHS maternity scandal BBC News March 2022
COVID vaccine: Pregnant women urged not to delay getting jab BBC News January 2022
National videos 2022
Your COVID vaccine concerns answered BBC News Reality Check January 2022
National news stories 2021
Inquest planned for new mums who died from herpes BBC News December 2021
New mothers who died of herpes could have been infected by one surgeon BBC News November 2021
Poppy Harris: Milton Keynes coroner warns over forceps use Guardian October 2021
Covid: stillbirth and prematurity risks may be higher in pregnancy BBC News May 2021
Mental health: More help for new and expectant mothers in England BBC News April 2021
Miscarriage rates over 40% higher in black women, study suggests BBC News April 2021
Shrewsbury baby deaths prompt midwife recruitment drive BBC News March 2021
Pregnancy in lockdown: The babies born into a pandemic BBC News March 2021
Culture of blame holding back maternity safety, report finds BBC News July 2021
Down's syndrome abortion law doesn't respect my life BBC News July 2021
Pregnant women urged to get jab as majority unvaccinated BBC News July 2021
National news stories 2020
Maternity scandal report calls for urgent changes in England's hospitals - Report on Shrewsbury and Telford failings includes series of immediate actions for all maternity services Guardian December 2020
Birth in a pandemic: 'You are stronger than you think' BBC News April 2020
NHS faces huge clinical negligence legal fees bill BBC News January 2020
Architect of “Better Births” report to witness transformation of maternity care Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 8 January 2020
Shropshire baby deaths: 'This review is our babies' legacy' BBC News November 2019 onwards
Leading Royal Colleges urge the NHS to learn lessons and avoid redeploying maternity staff ahead of second wave RCOG 30 September 2020
National videos 2021
Covid and pregnancy - should you get the vaccine? BBC News May 2021
Delta variant: New research shows increased risk to pregnant women BBC News July 2021
National videos 2020
'Miracle baby' born after womb transplant BBC News January 2020
