Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states: “The terms ‘wounded’ and ‘sick’ also cover maternity cases, newly-born and all other persons with immediate medical needs [such as] … expectant mothers.” 

Burundi’s Penal Code (1981) provides that “if a woman who has been sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, she must not be subjected to the punishment until after the birth”.