Maternity protections

A collection of selected country case studies on maternity leave legislation in support of breastfeeding

This is the Collective's Advocacy Guidance Brief for enacting paid leave and workplace breastfeeding policies.

A chart outlining family leave and parental workplace protections by country, including paid and other leaves and breastfeeding breaks.

Maternity leave is critical to enabling exclusive and continued breastfeeding. Time, resources and protective policies are crucial to support breastfeeding.

This short video introduces guidance from the ILO to strengthen and extend maternity protection to all women in all types of economic activity.

A policy brief outlining advocacy activities to increase paid leave for mothers in Nigeria.

This document presents accomplishments in C4D for promoting breastfeeding support in the workplace.

The purpose of this protocol is to offer a ‘‘Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding,’’ which includes an ‘‘Infant Feeding Policy.’’

Supporting women to breastfeed is everyone’s responsibility. Breastfeeding programmes can support gender equality and foster women’s empowerment.

The Working Conditions Laws Database is the most exhaustive source on maternity protection legislation available internationally.