maternity pay

New mother's income

Maternity pay is income provided to a woman during leave from work for childbirth and early childcare.

It may come from an employer, government program, or both, and varies widely by country and workplace policy: She qualified for six weeks of maternity pay.

The term often appears in discussions of parental benefits and workplace equality.

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