①When an insured person gives birth, childbirth allowance is paid in the period during which the person does not engage in work, including 42 days (98 days in the case of multiple fetuses) preceding the day of childbirth (the scheduled date of childbirth if the day of childbirth is after the scheduled date of childbirth) and 56 days following the day of childbirth.

②The provisions of Article 99, paragraphs (2) and (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of childbirth allowance.