Is maternity insurance the same as social security?

Legal analysis: Social security includes maternity insurance, which can be reimbursed according to regulations. Maternity insurance is a social insurance system in which the state and society provide medical services, maternity allowance and maternity leave when pregnant and pregnant female workers temporarily stop working, and the state or society provides necessary economic compensation and medical care for maternity workers. Maternity insurance benefits in China mainly include two items. One is maternity allowance, and the other is maternity medical care.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 3 The social insurance system adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development.