Maternity

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Maternity is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child.

It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.

[edit] See also

• Mitochondrial Eve
• Paternity
• Childbirth
• Maternal bond
• Parental leave (also called "maternity leave" for mothers)
• Maternity leave