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Objective: To describe the current international labor legislation related to maternal health, as well as to compare its effects on the mother and child binomial. Method: Descriptive study in which documentary method was used. Five labor laws, available in Portuguese, English and French from the following countries were analyzed: Brazil, Canada, France, Mozambique and Portugal. The research was conducted by searching for public domain legal documents, using labor laws related to reproductive health, health promotion and maternity leave, nationally and interna- tionally. Results: Two categories emerged: Comparison of maternity leave and Legal Rights in the construction of maternal and child health. It was noticed that all the countries studied offer maternity leave, but the time period, the woman's remuneration and the prerequisites that guarantee the aid vary. Canada best assists women in their labor rights and Mozambique has the lowest labor rights coverage. Conclusions: It was concluded that the maternity leave that each country offers women directly influences their pregnancy-puerperal cycle and the return of their professional life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]