Article 81. The rights and duties of pregnant women and mothers in the field of health protection Code on the Health of the People and the Healthcare System of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Motherhood in the Republic of Kazakhstan is protected and encouraged by the state.

2. Citizens have the right to support breastfeeding, including the protection and promotion of breastfeeding:

1) the protection of the rights of pregnant women and breastfeeding women is aimed at providing conditions for the preparation and implementation of breastfeeding (maternity leave, additional work breaks for feeding young children, part-time work, emergency services in medical organizations, use of the services of mother and child rooms, etc.);

2) includes informing the public about the benefits of exclusively breastfeeding children under the age of six months and continuing breastfeeding with healthy complementary foods for up to two years or more.

3. Pregnant women have the right to:

1) health protection and assistance during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth, including premature ones, determined by international criteria for live birth and stillbirth of the fetus, using methods permitted in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) medical care during pregnancy, during and after childbirth;

3) examination, treatment and medical intervention during pregnancy only with their consent or legal representative, except in cases where the delay in examination, treatment and medical interventions threatens the life of the woman and the child (fetus), when the decision to carry out the examination, treatment and medical intervention is made by a doctor or a council;

4) observance of working hours, maternity leave, unpaid leave to care for a child until he reaches the age of three years and working conditions of pregnant women and nursing mothers in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) providing nursing mothers (parents) with qualified support, counseling by medical professionals trained in lactation, exclusive breastfeeding and supplemental feeding;

6) support for breastfeeding practices implemented by child-friendly medical organizations;

7) providing the employer with time for examination and medical registration for pregnancy up to twelve weeks, while maintaining the place of work, position and average salary;

8) other guarantees and incentives in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4. Pregnant women must:

1) within the period up to twelve weeks of pregnancy, register for medical registration for pregnancy at the place of attachment for medical care within the guaranteed amount of free medical care and (or) in the compulsory social health insurance system;

2) follow the doctor's recommendations during pregnancy, during childbirth and after childbirth.

5. If a woman is planning pregnancy in the presence of contraindications for pregnancy, then she fully assumes responsibility for all the risks to the health of the woman and the fetus that follow during pregnancy and up to forty-two calendar days after delivery.

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