law: Maternity Benefit Act,1961 
  10. Leave for illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery,
  
  premature birth of child, [miscarriage, medical termination of
  
  pregnancy or tubectomy operation] 
  
  A woman suffering from illness arising out of pregnancy,
  
  delivery, premature birth of child, [miscarriage, medical termination of
  
  pregnancy or tubectomy operation] shall, on production of such proof as may be
  
  prescribed, be entitled, in addition to the period of absence allowed to her
  
  under section 6, or, as the case may be, under section 9, to leave with wages
  
  at the rate of maternity benefit for a maximum period of one month.