How many days is the maternity leave for caesarean section now?

A colleague is pregnant, and everyone is happy for her. She has been pregnant for more than six months and has some difficulty moving. She went to the hospital for a check-up last week, and the doctor said that she had to undergo a caesarean section due to her physical condition. This colleague asked how many days of leave the company could give her, as the recovery from a caesarean section is so slow. Let’s talk about this: how many days is the maternity leave for a caesarean section now?

Maternity leave refers to the leave benefits granted to working women before and after childbirth, generally from half a month before delivery to two and a half months after delivery. For those who marry and have children late, the leave can be extended to four months. Female employees are entitled to no less than ninety days of maternity leave.

While a working woman is on maternity leave, her employer shall not reduce her salary, dismiss her or terminate her labor contract in any other form. Working women are entitled to maternity insurance benefits when taking maternity leave, and the relevant medical expenses are reimbursed by the social security fund and maternity allowance is paid; if working women do not participate in maternity insurance, the employer shall bear the responsibility. According to the maternity leave provisions of the Labor Law currently implemented in my country - "Regulations on Labor Protection of Female Employees", maternity leave is 3 months + 1 month of late childbearing leave, a total of 4 months. If it is a caesarean section, 15 days will be added. If it is twins, another 15 days will be added. Please note that the specific provisions in the population and family planning regulations of each province may be slightly different. It is recommended that you look up the population and family planning regulations of your province and check them out.

In addition, the new regulations "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees (Draft)" have just been passed recently, and the official implementation time has not yet been announced. The draft will extend the maternity leave for female employees from 90 days to 98 days. In other words, there is no clear number of days for late childbearing leave. At present, regulations on late childbearing are formulated by local governments. Therefore, when it is time to apply for maternity leave, please check whether the new regulations have come into effect, and apply for leave in accordance with the local provincial and municipal regulations on late childbearing leave. If the new regulations have not yet come into effect, then apply for leave in accordance with the original regulations.

If we knew now, how many days would the maternity leave be for a caesarean section? Then we can make reasonable arrangements for some things after the caesarean section. The mother must arrange the time reasonably so that she can recover well and give herself a buffer space. The mother can arrange the time reasonably according to the number of days of maternity leave and her own recovery status.