Couples in New Zealand who have a miscarriage or stillbirth will be eligible for paid bereavement leave under a new law approved by parliament.
MP Ginny Andersen, who put forward the bill, said it would allow mothers and their partners to "come to terms with their loss" without taking sick leave.
The bill also applies to those having a child though adoption or surrogacy.
New Zealand is reportedly only the second country in the world to introduce the measure, after India.
One in four New Zealand women has had a miscarriage. New Zealand was the first country in the world to give voting rights to women and has been a pioneer on issues around woman’s rights.
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