title: Maternity leave in normal pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assist maternity care providers in recognizing and discussing health- and illness-related issues in pregnancy and their relationship to maternity benefits.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published literature was retrieved through searches of PubMed or Medline, CINAHL, and The Cochrane Library in 2009 using appropriate controlled vocabulary (e.g., maternity benefits) and key words (e.g., maternity, benefits, pregnancy). Results were restricted to systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials/controlled clinical trials, and observational studies. There were no date or language restrictions. Searches were updated on a regular basis and incorporated in the guideline to December 2009. Grey (unpublished) literature was identified through searching the web sites of health technology assessment and health technology assessment-related agencies, clinical practice guideline collections, clinical trial registries, and national and international medical specialty societies.
authors.affiliation: Ottawa ON.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leduc
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016524:Parental Leave / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*