Is a pregnant civil servant or contract worker obliged to inform her administration of her pregnancy?

Whether you are a civil servant or a contractor, you are not obligated inform your employer administration of your pregnancy status.

If you are a contractor, you are not required to disclose your pregnancy status at the time of hiring or during your contract.

However, during your pregnancy, you can benefit fromtemporary adjustments to your workstation or your working conditions if your job puts you or your child at risk or if your health condition requires it.

In the absence of information about your pregnancy status, these protective measures are not implemented.

You also do not benefit from the absence permits that can be granted to pregnant women:

• Authorization to leave one hour per day from the beginning of the 3rd^e  month of pregnancy
• Absence Permissions to go to the mandatory medical examinations as part of the medical supervision of pregnancy.

In addition, you cannot not give up your maternity leave.

Even if you do not request it, you are placed on maternity leave for at least 8 weeks, 6 of which are after childbirth.

Maternity leave is granted on presentation of a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife who follows your pregnancy.

You can prevent your administration of your pregnancy at the time you want.

You must, however declare your pregnancy to your CPAM: titleContent and to your Caf: titleContent within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.

This reporting obligation applies to all pregnant women, whether they are working or not, and regardless of their status.

This declaration makes it possible to collect the Caf Early Childhood Care (EYCB) if you meet the conditions to benefit from it.

It also allows for health insurance benefits for pregnant women (e.g. waiver of user fees for compulsory medical examinations).