Under Article 50 of the 2024 Law on Social Insurance (the Law), which will take effect on July 1 this year, employees will be entitled to maternity benefits if falling into one of the following cases:

(i) Pregnant female employees;

(ii) Female employees who give birth;

(iii) Female employees as surrogate mothers;

(iv) Female employees who are intended mothers in surrogacy arrangements;

(v) Employees adopting a child under six months of age;

(vi) Employees using contraceptive methods that are required to be taken at medical examination and treatment establishments; and,

(vii) Male employees participating in compulsory social insurance whose wives give birth or whose wives as surrogate mothers give birth.

Based on the information you provided, since your expected date of childbirth is in October this year, you fall under the gov Under Article 50 of the 2024 Law on Social Insurance (the Law), which will take effect on July 1 this year, employees will be entitled to maternity benefits if falling into one of the following cases:

(i) Pregnant female employees;

(ii) Female employees who give birth;

(iii) Female employees as surrogate mothers;

(iv) Female employees who are intended mothers in surrogacy arrangements;

(v) Employees adopting a child under six months of age;

(vi) Employees using contraceptive methods that are required to be taken at medical examination and treatment establishments; and,

(vii) Male employees participating in compulsory social insurance whose wives give birth or whose wives as surrogate mothers give birth.

Based on the information you provided, since your expected date of childbirth is in October this year, you fall under the erning scope of the Law and will be eligible for maternity benefits under the Law, provided that you have paid compulsory social insurance premiums for at least six months within 12 months preceding the expected month of childbirth.

Additionally, if you have contributed to the compulsory social insurance fund for 12 months or more, and during your pregnancy, you are required to take leave for prenatal care as prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner, you must have paid social insurance premiums for at least full three months within the 12-month period prior to the month of childbirth to remain eligible for the benefits.