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expected week of childbirth

The week a pregnancy is expected to end in birth, used to anchor maternity leave timing and planning.

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Maternity leave planning timeline

Maternity leave planning timeline

Start with the legal frame and the expected week of childbirth Begin by anchoring the timeline to the expected week of childbirth. In the UK, statutory maternity leave is 52 weeks in total, and the earliest planned start date is 11 weeks before the expected week of childbirth. That gives you a clear outer boundary, […]