Maternity protection

The notification, accompanied by the original medical certificate, must be submitted to the Security Office, using the Pregnancy Notification Form, available in the ‘Useful Forms’ section.

Maternity leave starts from the seventh month of pregnancy and ends two months after the birth.

It is possible to request to continue working until the eighth month, with the leave ending four months after the birth; or until the end of the pregnancy, with the leave being extended to five months after the birth.

In both cases, it is necessary for the specialist doctor of the National Health Service or with it (one's own gynecologist) and the Competent Doctor to certify that this choice does not harm the health of the pregnant woman and the unborn child.

The request for flexibility, accompanied by a communication from the head of the relevant structure (Department/Institute Director) certifying that it is compatible with the planned work activity during the eighth/ninth month of gestation for the employee concerned, must be sent, together with the medical certificates, no later than the sixth month of pregnancy to the Security Office, using the Request for flexibility on maternity leave form, available in the ‘Useful forms’ section.

Female doctors in specialised training at the Ospedale di Circolo must request flexibility by the 7th month of pregnancy directly to the relevant offices of the host institution and submit the appropriate request to the Postgraduate Office.