Law no. 4 of 2024 concerning Maternal and Child Welfare in the First Thousand Days of Life Phase.

This Law concerns maternal and child welfare and provides for the protection of basic rights and needs of mothers and children, including physical, psychological, social, economic, spiritual, and religious needs, in order to allow them to participate optimally, in accordance with their social function, in the development of the community life. According to the provisions of the Law the implementation of maternal and child welfare is a targeted, integrated, and sustainable effort carried out by the central government, regional governments, and the community. The Law focuses on: rights and obligations of the mothers, including: fulfilment of social welfare, nutritional guarantees during pregnancy, childbirth and until the child is six months old, special treatment and facilities in public facilities and infrastructure, the opportunity to become a breast milk donor for children who are unable to get breast milk from their biological mothers; duties of the husband; children rights, including: receiving exclusive breast milk from birth until the age of six months and up to two years old together with other food, receiving complementary food for breast milk in accordance with national standards, receiving health and nutritional services in accordance with their age development, fulfilment of social welfare; duties and obligations of the parents, including the strive for a healthy, safe, and supportive environment for their children's growth and development; duties of the authorities; measures for protecting mother and children health; health and nutrition services; provision of social welfare services.