Most prospective parents give little thought to that big hospital bill, as nearly all employers offer maternity benefits.
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In the past few weeks, the government announced that pensions, social care and maternity benefits will be reduced.
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In his May 2006 annual speech, Putin announced increasing maternity benefits and state support of prenatal care for women.
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The company would be among the first worldwide to organise modern pension systems, workers'compensation, maternity benefits, and profit-sharing plans.
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Employers are openly refusing to hire or retain women employees to avoid paying expensive maternity benefits, the report said.
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Finance Minister Mate Crikvenac said as he outlined the stringent policies that cut social pensions, medical care and maternity benefits.
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About 19 per cent do not have paid sick leave and 14.7 per cent of them have no maternity benefits.
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Mothers with infants wept and planned celebratory parties turned into stunned wakes as results of the maternity benefit vote filtered through.
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The United Nations International Labor Organization has been struggling to convince countries to sign a global accord setting out maternity benefits.
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Schwarzenegger vetoed Speier bills that would have required insurance carriers to provide maternity benefits and hospitals to report their infection rates.
