Maternity Allowance - Maximum period of entitlement

Entitlement to a maternity allowance begins from the first day on which the expectant mother stopped working and, at the earliest, 49 days before the due date of the birth (as determined by the doctor) for someone who is entitled to a maternity allowance for 14 weeks or, at the earliest, 24 days before the due date of the birth for someone who is entitled to a maternity allowance for 7 weeks.

A new mother for whom insurance contributions were paid during 10 out of the 14 months that preceded the determining date, or 15 out of the 22 months that preceded the determining date, is entitled to a maternity allowance for 14 weeks.

A new mother for whom insurance contributions were paid during 6 out of the 14 months that preceded the determining date is entitled to a maternity allowance for 7 weeks. For a self-employed woman, the calculation is made according to the period of work for which she paid insurance contributions.

A new mother who gave birth to more than one baby in one birth, and a new mother or her newborn who had to remain hospitalized or be rehospitalized during the maternity leave are entitled to an extension of the maternity leave and additional payment.

The day on which the insured woman ceased working while pregnant, this pregnancy terminating in a birth.