All news on the topic: Maternity rights

The Trade Union Congress said its study suggested that the average woman in paid employment effectively works for free for nearly two months of the year compared to the average man

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes sparked a backlash just hours after announcing her candidacy by telling an interviewer that her conscience wouldn't allow her to vote for same-sex marriages - propelling Humza Yousaf into the driving seat

Laura Mallows, 31, started working from home making products all about body positivity after constantly battling with anxiety and body issues herself

A new mum has shared her phenomenal, and highly relatable, response to her husband after he jokingly claimed she did 'nothing' all day while off on maternity leave

Melanie Leupolz had not played since a Champions League tie with Wolfsburg back in December 2021 but returned to the Chelsea squad for the FA Cup tie with Liverpool

Jaxon Garvey was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumour after being taken to hospital just two days before Christmas. His parents, who also have a nine-month-old baby, were left devastated

Juventus midfielder Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir was forced to take ex-club Lyon to a tribunal after the French giants refused to pay her in full during her pregnancy

Robin Folsom, 43, is alleged to have faked being pregnant in order to get maternity leave from her £81,000 job - and was only found out when her 'fake bump fell off'

Phe Edwards, 27, slashed her bills with a dehumidifier and earnt extra cash to help dodge falling into £3,500 of debt during her maternity leave

Mum Karen Edwards, 38, and dad Shaun Bayes, 37, quit the rat race to travel and teach their children about the world first-hand. Their eight-year-old daughter has been to 53 countries on six continents

Coronation Street fans have had plenty of time to prepare for Shona Platt's exit, after actress Julia Goulding announced she was pregnant with her second child