Register to issue maternity exemption certificates

Use this service to register to issue maternity exemption certificates on behalf of new or expectant mothers.

To create an account, you must be a midwife, practice nurse or health visitor who is:

  • registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
  • on the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR)

What you'll need

To help us verify your professional identity you'll need:

  • your NMC PIN
  • an email address with a secure service - such as NHSmail

We check your email address first to make sure you can register.

What we mean by an email address with a secure service

To register, your email address needs to be with an organisation that:

Information:

Registration takes less than 5 minutes.

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