Maternity leave or paternity leave for twins, how does it work?
Maternity leave
For a pregnancy simple, the maternity leave is 16 weeks. If you are expecting twins, this leave is necessarily longer: 12 weeks before the expected date of delivery (prenatal leave) and 22 weeks after birth (postnatal leave), for a total of 34 weeks.
Paternity leave
For a single birth, paternity leave is 3 days + 11 days. For multiple births, regardless of the number ofchildren, the paternity leave is 3 days corresponding to the days of authorized absences granted by the employer for a birth + 18 days corresponding to the paternity leave, ie 21 days in total. The 18 days of paternity leave can be taken immediately after the 3 days or at most within 4 months after the birth of thechild.
Twin Pregnancy: Postpone these holidays, it's possible!
If your pregnancy As the twin is going well, you can, with the agreement of your doctor, decide to shorten the period of your prenatal leave to lengthen your postnatal leave. Ideal to enjoy more of your children once at home. If your condition allows, you can defer up to 3 weeks of your prenatal leave to your postnatal leave. Conversely, it is quite possible to shorten your post-natal leave if you need to go to the maternity ward faster than expected and thus benefit from a longer prenatal leave, ie 4 weeks before departure. planned.
Be aware, however, that in case of pregnancy difficult, you can benefit from the pathological leave, you will not have to postpone weeks of your postnatal leave on your prenatal leave. Pathological leave is granted under medical prescription. You can benefit from 14 days maximum, two weeks before the planned date of departure on maternity leave.
