Legislation and policies for the right to maternity protection in South Africa: A fragmented state of affairs
Date
2022Author
Pereira-Kotze, Catherine
Malherbe, Kitty
Faber, Mieke
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Maternity protection rights incorporate comprehensive benefits that should be available to pregnant or
breastfeeding working women.To describe South Africa’s maternity protection legal and policy landscape and compare it to global
recommendations.A prospective cross-sectional comparative policy analysis was used to review and describe national policy
documents published from 1994–2021. Entitlements were mapped and compared to International Labour Organization
standards. The document analysis was supplemented by interviews conducted with key national government department
informants. Thematic analysis was used to evaluate policy and interview content.