New Delhi: All women employees of the central government will be given 60 days of special maternity leave in case of the death of a newborn immediately after delivery. Yes, according to the information received recently, an order in this regard has been issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on Friday. The order said, "The decision has been taken keeping in view the emotional injury caused to the mother by the stillbirth or the death of the newborn immediately after birth as such incidents have a very deep impact on the life of the mother." The DoPT, on the other hand, said it has received several applications seeking clarification regarding leave/maternity leave in case of stillbirth or death soon after birth.

Let us tell you that on Friday, the department said in the order, 'The issue has been discussed with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Keeping in view the shock caused by the birth or death of a dead newborn baby immediately after delivery, it has been decided to grant 60 days of special maternity leave to the women employees of the Central Government in such a situation.' Apart from this, the DoPT has said in its order, 'If a woman employee of the Central Government has already taken maternity leave and her leave continues till the birth of a stillborn child or the death of the child, then the leave taken by the employee till the date of such occurrence The leave may be commuted to any other leave in his possession, for which no medical certificate shall be required.'

Let us tell you that as per the order, the employee will be given special maternity leave of 60 days immediately from the day of the birth of a dead child or the death of the child. On the other hand, if a woman employee of the Central Government has not taken maternity leave, then she can be given special maternity leave of 60 days from the date of the birth of the deceased child or the death of the child. Yes and as per the order issued to all the Ministries/Departments of the Central Government, this provision will be considered effective if the newborn dies within 28 days from the date of delivery. According to the DoPT, stillbirth is defined as the birth of a stillborn child after birth with no signs of life or the birth of a live child after 28 weeks (seven months) of gestation.

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