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When the mother is employed or unemployed Deliver your CM: an extract of the birth certificate or a medical certificate confirming the birth; a statement from the hospital that the baby has left the hospital; in case of hospital admission of the mother: certificate from the hospital regarding the period of admission; in case of death of the mother: death certificate. You will receive from CM: an information sheet: complete it as quickly as possible and submit it to CM. Your employer receives the request for salary data directly from CM. In the event of unemployment, the unemployment service provides the data. proof of return to work: return it to CM 8 days after the end of the converted maternity leave. If the mother is independent, provide CM with a death certificate for the mother and proof that the child is part of your family.

The duration of the converted maternity leave depends on the status of the mother. Wage earner or unemployed, when admitted to hospital As a co-parent or father, you can take the converted maternity leave from the 8th day after the birth. This is on the condition that your baby is no longer in the hospital. The duration of the converted maternity leave is equal to the number of days of maternity leave that have not yet been taken. Will the mother be discharged from the hospital before this period expires? Then the converted maternity leave will immediately end. Wage earner or unemployed, upon death As a co-parent or father, you can take the converted maternity leave from the day after the death. Its duration is equal to the number of days of maternity leave that have not yet been taken. Self-employed, upon death As a co-parent or father, with self-employed status, you can take the converted maternity leave from the day after the death. Its duration is equal to the number of days of

If you as a mother are admitted to hospital or die, the father or co-parent can take converted maternity leave.

Does your newborn have to stay in hospital for more than 7 days? Then the maternity leave will be extended by the number of days of hospitalisation that exceed the first 7. In this way, your maternity leave can be extended by a maximum of 24 weeks. Example: your baby stays in the hospital for 21 days from birth. Your maternity leave is then extended by 14 days. What should you do? Provide CM with a certificate from the hospital stating the period of hospitalization. Please contact CM via the contact form .

If you have a multiple birth, you will receive 4 additional weeks of rest and are therefore entitled to 19 weeks of maternity rest.

Does the birth take place later than expected and have you already taken 6 weeks of prenatal rest? Your prenatal rest will then be extended until the day of delivery. Because you are obliged to take 9 weeks of postnatal rest, your maternity rest in this case will last longer than 15 weeks.

Submit your planning to CM and your employer four weeks before the end of your 9 (or 11) weeks of mandatory postnatal rest. Provide CM with a certificate of return to work that has also been completed by your employer. Provide CM with a certificate from the employer afterwards with all days of leave taken.