Know Your Rights: Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

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If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, it’s important to know that you have rights that protect your health, education and access to support. This guide is to help you understand what you’re entitled to and how to get the care and help you need. South Africa has laws and policies that are designed to support you and knowing these can make all the difference.

This Know Your Rights guide was created by NACOSA based on research by Covington & Burlington as part of the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw programme.

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