### 1. **Right to Maternity Leave**
* Women are entitled to **26 weeks** of paid maternity leave for the first two children.
* For the third child and beyond, the entitlement is **12 weeks**.
* In case of **miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy**, women are entitled to **6 weeks** leave.
* Women adopting a child below 3 months or commissioning mothers (surrogacy) are entitled to **12 weeks** leave.
### 2. **Right to Maternity Benefit (Wages)**
* Eligible women are entitled to **full wages** (average daily wage for the period of actual absence) during the maternity leave period.
* The benefit is payable **only if the woman has worked at least 80 days** in the 12 months preceding her expected date of delivery.
### 3. **Right to Medical Bonus**
* If the employer does not provide free prenatal and postnatal care, the woman is entitled to a **medical bonus** (amount as notified by the government; currently Rs. 3,500).
### 4. **Right to Nursing Breaks**
* After resuming work, a woman is entitled to **two nursing breaks per day** until the child is 15 months old.
### 5. **Right to Protection from Dismissal**
* A woman cannot be dismissed or discharged during her maternity leave.
* If dismissed, she is still entitled to maternity benefit and can challenge the dismissal.
### 6. **Right Against Hard Work**
* No woman shall be required to perform arduous tasks, long hours of standing, or tasks that may interfere with pregnancy or cause miscarriage.
### 7. **Right to Crèche Facility**
* Establishments with **50 or more employees** must provide **crèche facilities** either individually or as a group.
* The mother should be allowed **four visits to the crèche** a day, including the rest interval.
### 8. **Right to Notice and Documentation**
* A woman must give **written notice** of her maternity leave, and employers are obliged to act on it.
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