It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been filling in during maternity leave.

给替代歇产假的人降职是很难的。

To qualify for maternity leave you must have worked for the same employer for two years.

你必须为同一雇主工作两年才有资格休产假。

My wife's maternity leave is close to an end.

我妻子的产假快结束了。

Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.

女工产假期间工资照发。

Finland provides three years of maternity leave and subsidized day care to parents, and preschool for all five-year-olds.

芬兰为父母提供3年的产假和日托补贴，并为所有5岁儿童提供学前教育。

In the district hospital's maternity ward, a wrinkled old woman walks out holding a just-born girl wrapped in a dirty rag like an unwelcome present.

在区医院的产科病房里，一位皱纹纵横的老妇人抱着一个刚出生的女婴走了出来，女婴被一块肮脏的破布包裹着，就像一件不受欢迎的礼物。

Employers did create maternity-leave programs in the 1970's and 1980's, but not as a purely voluntary response in the absence of any government mandate.

在20世纪70年代和80年代，雇主们的确设立了产假项目，但在没有任何政府强制的情况下，这并不是完全出于自愿的反应。

The U.S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it's one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

美国也是唯一一个不保障员工带薪假期的发达经济体，也是世界上仅有的两个不提供带薪产假保证的国家之一。

Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave.

你的工作会一直保留到你休完产假回来。

Maternity services were to be reduced as a consequence of falling birth rates.

孕产服务因下降的出生率而将被削减。

Because the 1972 EEOC ruling was contested in court, the ruling won press attention that popularized maternity-leave policies.

由于1972年平等就业机会委员会的裁决在法庭上受到质疑，因此该裁决赢得了媒体的关注，从而普及了产假政策。

Did you take maternity leave?

第二、你休过产假了吗？

She makes maternity clothes.

她生产孕妇服装。

I am on my maternity leave.

我在休产假。

I was first to ask for maternity leave.

我是第一个请产假的人。

This is one of the dirty secrets of the maternity industry.

这是孕妇产业的一个肮脏的小秘密。

I am six weeks into my maternity leave with my second child.

生完第二个孩子后，我休产假已经休六个星期了。

So, the maternity swimsuit is a fairly essential bit of kit.

因此，孕妇泳衣绝对是必备的装备。

Is your belly starting to bust out of maternity clothes yet?

你的肚子是不是突出了孕妇装了呢？

The planned closure of a local maternity ward is a hot topic.

计划关闭当地一个妇产科是热门话题。

Those $300 maternity pants only fit for about four to five months.

这些价值300美元的裤子只能合身穿4--5个月。

What will you cut back on in your spending while you’re on maternity leave?

当你在休产假期间，我们会如何削减开支呢？

It is also a common anaesthetic, used by dentists and in maternity wards.

它也是牙医和产房使用的一种常见麻醉剂。

The scientists recruit parents and children for their work from maternity wards.

科学家从产科病房选取几对父母和孩子来进行研究。

Almost all rich countries provide paid maternity leave, averaging about 20 weeks.

几乎所有富裕的国家都提供平均为期20周的带薪产假。

I couldn't postpone our talk much longer-I had to start wearing maternity dresses.

我不能再推迟和丹之间的谈话了——我马上要穿孕妇服。

The UK allows up to 52 weeks of maternity leave, compared with 12 weeks in the US.

英国允许最多52周的产假，而在美国则只有12个星期。

Similarly, single mothers were far more likely to take a very short maternity leave.

同样，单身母亲更可能休非常短的产假。