maternity benefit

The number of battered women is difficult to decrease, and finally the maternity benefit remains low.

About half the women in the nation's work force have maternity benefits.

The study found that maternity benefits are contingent on a variety of conditions.

"There is no real maternity benefit for a young woman today, even though it was promised to her grandmother," she said.

Others dismiss pregnant workers to avoid paying maternity benefits, the Department said.

Most prospective parents give little thought to that big hospital bill, as nearly all employers offer maternity benefits.

By contrast, nearly 90 percent of large employers had maternity benefits, according to Government figures.

In France, maternity benefits have come under the gun.

For example, a 55-year-old widow probably does not need maternity benefits, but may want better optical coverage.

A maternity benefit, based on legislation of the 1930s, was paid for each pregnancy.