How do u tell your employer you are pregnant?

How do u tell your employer that you are pregnant? Through email or verbal, etc? If email, must it be formal? Tell HR or manager to be exact?

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Told my manager verbally as soon as I knew, around 2months in. This is because we were quite stretched and needed to look into hiring and training the replacement asap. He asked permission to share to upwards and to HR so they can get headcounts in place, and everyone knew to keep it private until I'm ready to announce to prevent general awkwardness in case the pregnancy goes south.

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