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 Benefits can only be paid for a maximum of 15 consecutive weeks during the period that starts no more than eight weeks before the week when the claimant’s due date is expected or before the week when the birth actually occurs, whichever is earliest.
-Benefits end 17 weeks after the week of the expected due date (or the week that the birth occurs, whichever is earlier). As with claims for regular benefits, there is a two-week waiting period after the claim is made before benefits become payable.
+The maximum period in which benefits may be collected ends 17 weeks after birth. However, a person's actual benefits may end earlier if the maximum benefit period of 15 weeks has been exhausted. As with claims for regular benefits, there is a two-week waiting period after the claim is made before benefits become payable.
 === 3. Pregnancy Benefit Rate ===