Legal analysis: The main difference between maternity insurance and medical insurance is medical insurance, which is mainly used for treatment expenses caused by illness, while maternity insurance is used for maternity medical expenses and maternity allowance. Maternity insurance is a social insurance system in which the state and society provide medical services, maternity allowance and maternity leave when pregnant and pregnant female workers temporarily stop working, and the state or society provides necessary economic compensation and medical care for maternity workers. Medical insurance refers to the basic medical insurance premium paid in full and on time by employers and employees according to the principle of compulsory social insurance through national legislation.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Twenty-sixth basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations.

Twenty-eighth medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency treatment and rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.