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maternity benefit
ma·ter·ni·ty be·ne·fit (plural ma·ter·ni·ty be·ne·fits)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. payments at time of child's birth: a series of regular payments made by the state to a woman who has a baby, usually covering the 18 weeks around the child's birth
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