New Regulation Enters Into Force: Maternity Protection After Miscarriage Is Extended

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A new law in Germany protects women after a miscarriage and officially grants them recovery time. What protection is there in Austria?

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The Ärzteverband Hartmannbund welcomes the extension of maternity protection after miscarriage. The new regulation pays tribute to the vulnerable situation of women. The loss of the unborn child could also be an extraordinary burden well before the 24th week, the association explained.

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Since this June, women have been entitled to maternity protection from the 13th week of pregnancy. As beautiful as this is: Why do such progress still depend on the tireless initiative of individuals?

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Women who suffer from miscarriage have, in many cases, not been entitled to maternity leave. In order to recover, they had only one illness. Now a new legal regulation has entered into force.

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A woman is pregnant and looks forward to her baby. But almost every third mother loses her child during pregnancy and suffers a miscarriage - a deep incision and a traumatic experience for the affected. However, this is not only extremely burdensome, but also the fact that these mothers did not even have a right to maternity protection until now, but that working people should go back to work immediately after the miscarriage - or that they had …

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Since the beginning of June, maternity protection has also been available for miscarriages from the 13th week of pregnancy. Those who want to take advantage of the protection period may have to provide evidence.