Maternity leave has a practical, unglamorous side that's easy to let slide while you're focused on everything else: notifying your employer by the right date, understanding what forms need filing and by when, working out a handover so your inbox isn't a disaster on day one, and getting a rough sense of the finances during leave before you actually need the number.
This roadmap tracks that side as its own set of tasks with sensible timing, so "sort maternity leave" turns into a handful of concrete things you can tick off rather than one vague dread sitting at the bottom of the list. It's not legal or financial advice (the specifics vary a lot by employer and by where you're based) — your HR team or employer is the right place to confirm dates, forms, and entitlements. Just try it: set your due date and see the leave admin laid out on its own timeline.