When an employee announces their pregnancy to their employer, there are mixed feelings. Of course, from a personal point of view, you’re really happy that they’re starting, or expanding, their family life, but on the other hand, you need to find maternity cover, deal with a lot of paperwork and it could cost the business a fair amount to hire someone new or train someone in-house. However, as an employer or HR professional, you’ll want to make sure that your employee is happy and comfortable during the time leading up to their maternity leave. Here are three things that a company should do to offer extra support: