Risk during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

If your job includes tasks or conditions that may pose a risk to you, the fetus, or your child under 9 months old, we put in place a process to ensure your safety and your rights.

We assess the conditions of your position to determine if there is a risk during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
We issue the risk certificate, when appropriate, after medical and technical analysis.
We coordinate with your company to assess a possible adapted and safe job change.
We manage and pay the financial benefit if a change of position is not possible and your contract has been suspended. The benefit covers 100% of your regulatory base from the first day of suspension.

To manage risk during pregnancy/breastfeeding, you will need to complete two phases: First, obtain the medical certificate of risk and then apply for the financial benefit, if applicable.

PHASE 1. Obtaining the medical risk certificate (Prerequisite for any suspension and benefit)

If you are medically cleared, you can request a medical certificate of risk during pregnancy/breastfeeding from FREMAP by submitting the following documentation:

Application for medical certificate
- For general employed workers.
- For domestic workers and a copy of the employment contract.
- For female agricultural workers.
Medical report from the Public Health Service that certifies the pregnancy, indicating weeks of gestation and probable date of delivery or natural breastfeeding.
The company must complete and sign the company certificate regarding the activity carried out, which is attached to the form.

In addition to the above, you need to ask your company for this:

Job risk assessment, specific to pregnant or breastfeeding workers, detailing its nature and the level of exposure.
List of risk-free positions in the company.

With this documentation, FREMAP will assess your situation and issue the medical certificate confirming the existence of the risk, if applicable.

PHASE 2. Application for financial assistance Only if it is not possible to adapt or relocate the worker to a compatible position.

Once FREMAP has issued the medical certificate of risk, and if the company cannot offer a safe alternative position, you can apply for financial assistance for risk during pregnancy/breastfeeding with this documentation:

Application for financial assistance:

In addition to the above, you need to ask your company for this:

Health Surveillance Report confirming that there are no positions compatible with your pregnancy/breastfeeding status.
The company must complete and sign the company's declaration regarding the non-existence of a job position and the certificate attached to the form.

Once FREMAP reviews all the documentation and verifies the existence of risk and the impossibility of adapting the position, we will issue an agreement recognizing the benefit, which will remain in effect until one of the following situations occurs, which you must inform us about:

Risk during pregnancy:	Risk during breastfeeding:
The start of maternity leave.	The interruption of breastfeeding.
Reinstatement to the previous job or another compatible one.	The child turns nine months old.
Termination of the employment contract.	Reinstatement to the previous job or another compatible one.
The termination of pregnancy.	Termination of the employment contract.