Maternity insurance premiums should be paid by enterprises, and employees do not have to pay. According to Article 4 of the Trial Measures for Maternity Insurance for Enterprise Employees promulgated by the Ministry of Labor: "Maternity insurance raises funds according to the principle of' fixed income by expenditure and basic balance of income and expenditure', and enterprises pay maternity insurance premiums to social insurance agencies according to a certain proportion of their total wages to establish maternity insurance funds. The proportion of maternity insurance premium shall be borne by the local people's government according to the plan. ..