Pursuant to the Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia, employed women shall be granted pregnancy and maternity leave:
(1) 140 days (70 days for pregnancy leave, 70 days for maternity leave);
(2) 155 days (70 days for pregnancy leave, 85 days for maternity leave) in case of hard delivery;
3) 180 days (70 days for pregnancy leave, 110 days for maternity leave) in case of simultaneous delivery of more than one child.
These types of leave shall be calculated in total and granted to the woman in full length.
In case of early delivery, unused days of pregnancy leave shall be added to the days of maternity leave.
An employee having adopted a newborn or appointed a guardian of a newborn shall be granted a leave for a period from the day of adoption or of being appointed guardian up to when the infant attains an age of 70 days (in case of adoption or being appointed a guardian of two or more newborns — up to when the newborns reach 110 days).
The employee (the child’s biological mother) having given birth to a child through a surrogate shall be granted a leave for a period starting from the day of birth of the child up to when the newborn attains an age of 70 days (in case of birth of two or more newborns — up to when the newborns reach 110 days).
In the cases provided by this Article, the payment of benefit to the employee for temporary incapability for work shall be made in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.
