Male maternity insurance can only be reimbursed. If the wife fails to pay maternity insurance, the wife can reimburse the expenses such as prenatal examination, delivery hospitalization, postpartum visit and newborn examination. Produced by the designated hospital of medical insurance. A man whose wife has paid social security for six months before and after delivery can declare the man's nursing leave allowance. Maternity allowance is mainly a basic living guarantee for working women when they stop working because of childbirth, and men cannot apply for it. However, if the man pays maternity insurance normally, he can enjoy paternity leave and parental leave. At the same time, if the woman fails to pay maternity insurance, then the man's maternity insurance can be used for reimbursement.

Maternity allowance collection process:

1. Preparation of application materials: Families need to prepare relevant application materials, such as birth certificate, ID card, household registration book, social security card, etc. Specific requirements can be consulted with local human resources and social security departments or social security agencies;

2. Fill in the application form: the family needs to fill in the relevant application form and affix the fingerprint and signature of the family members for confirmation;

3. Submit application materials: families need to submit the completed application form and related materials to the local human resources department or social security agency;

4. Review the application materials: the local human resources department or social security agency will review the application materials submitted by the family to verify the family identity and social security payment;

5. Receive maternity allowance: After approval, families can bring their ID cards and social security cards to the designated bank window to receive maternity allowance.

To sum up, the specific application requirements and materials may be different due to different regions and policies. You can consult relevant local policies and requirements before applying to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the application materials.

Legal basis:

Article 54 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The employer has paid maternity insurance, and its employees enjoy maternity insurance benefits; Unemployed spouses of employees enjoy maternity medical expenses in accordance with state regulations. The required funds are paid from the maternity insurance fund.

Maternity insurance benefits include maternity medical expenses and maternity allowance.