In the following cases a parent is eligible to extend a birth and
parenthood period and receive additional birth and parenthood allowance
money during the extension:
- More than one child has been received:
Parents who received to their custody more than one child on the same
day can extend their birth and parenthood period as follows:
- For three additional months - if they are eligible to a 15-week birth and parenthood period;
- For two additional weeks - if they are eligible to a eight-week birth and parenthood period.
- A parent has been hospitalized: Parents-to-be
can extend their birth and parenthood period if a parent has been
hospitalized for more than two weeks (15 days at least, even if they are
not consecutive), within the regular birth and parenthood period.
The birth and parenthood period will be extended to the amount of days the parent was hospitalized, but no more than four weeks for parents eligible to a 15-week birth and parenthood period, and no more than two weeks for parents eligible to a eight-week birth and parenthood period.
- The child has been hospitalized:
Parents of a child hospitalized during the birth and parenthood period
for more than two weeks (15 days at least, even if they are not consecutive) can extend their birth and parenthood period as follows:
- If they are eligible to a 15-week birth and parenthood period they can extend it by the number of days the child was hospitalized, but no more than 20 weeks;
- If they are eligible to a eight-week birth and parenthood period they can extend it by the number of days the child was hospitalized, but no more than 12 weeks.
- Splitting the birth and parenthood period:
if the child is hospitalized during the birth and parenthood period, it is possible to split the leave as follows:
The parent will be on leave for at least 3 weeks (21 days) since the day of childbirth, after that period he can resume work for the remainder of the hospitalization time.
Please note, those who resume work prior to the end of a three weeks period since childbirth, will not be entitled to benefits for those remaining days.
For instance, a person who returned to work after 14 days since the day of childbirth instead of 21 days, will not receive childbirth allowance for the days 15 to 21.