Check maternity protection
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1. Check maternity protection
The federal family portal groups statutory protection periods and rights around pregnancy and birth.
When?
The protection period is generally 6 weeks before the expected due date and 8 weeks after the birth; longer periods may apply after certain births.
Where / who?
Employer and health insurer/benefit provider depending on the Mutterschutz benefit.
What to prepare?
Certificate of the expected due date and further evidence for the employer/health insurer.
What to check?
Before the birth, employment during the protection period is possible only under special conditions and with an explicit request; after the birth, an employment prohibition generally applies.
Official source: Familienportal des Bundes
