Some use them to avoid statutory obligations such as sick and maternity pay.

一些雇主用它来避免病假工资和产假工资等法定义务。

Yeah, my wife's maternity leave is close to an end.

是的，我妻子的产假马上就要结束了。

A number of states, such as California introduced paid maternity leave.

在一些州，如加利福尼亚，已经实行了带薪产假。

Might be time for maternity wear.

或许你该穿孕妇装了。

Oh, that's right, maternity leave's almost over.

对哦，产假都快结束了。

Which gives Prada four years to start making maternity clothes.

Prada还有四年时间生产孕妇装。

Other measures in the law include longer maternity leave.

法律中还包括延长产假等其他措施。

Still, some companies do provide not only paid maternity leave but paid paternity leave as well.

然而，一些公司不仅提供带薪产假，甚至提供带薪陪产假。

On Tuesday, a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital.

周二，一枚炮弹击中了一家医院的产房。

Yeah, my wife's maternity leave is close to an end.

是的。我妻子的产假要结束了。

During this period, many parents take paternity and maternity leave from work.

在此期间，许多父母会休陪产假和产假。

Well, I know a store that carries maternity clothes with designer labels.

我知道有一家专卖孕妇装的店是名牌的。

But that month, the only hospital maternity center near to her closed.

但就在那个月，她附近唯一一家医院的妇产科关闭了。

In the United States, many rural hospitals have been closing maternity centers.

在美国，许多乡村医院一直在关闭妇产科。

This means Finland will almost double the amount of its maternity leave and paternity leave.

这意味着芬兰的产假和陪产假将增加近一倍。

That's fine. Listen, sudden change of plans. My maternity leave just ended.

没关系，听着，计划改变 我的产假要结束了。

Sonja's mother had died in the maternity bed. Her father never remarried.

索雅的妈妈难产去世以后，爸爸没有再婚。

Mark Zuckerberg, fresh back from maternity leave, finds his company in rude health.

刚从产假归来的马克·扎克伯格发现公司发展颇好。

The operation was performed by consultant gynecologist David Cahill in a local maternity hospital in Bristol.

手术在布里斯托尔的一家当地妇产医院进行，主刀为妇产科顾问医师大卫·卡荷尔。

On Wednesday, a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was bombed.

周三，位于马里乌波尔（乌克兰的一座港口城市）的一所妇产医院遇袭。