Parents who lose a child will be given two weeks' statutory paid leave from work under new Government plans.
The new legal right, which will come into force in April, will mean Scots parents who lose a child under the age of 18, or suffer a stillbirth from 24 weeks of pregnancy, have less to worry about when making arrangements.
The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill is the most generous offer on parental bereavement pay and leave in the world.
The regulations will be known as Jack's Law, in memory of Jack Herd, whose mother Lucy has been campaigning on the issue since her 23-month-old son Jack drowned in a pond in 2010.
She found out the law only allowed Jack's father three days off work to grieve, one of which had to be the funeral.
Lucy Herd said: "In the immediate aftermath of a child dying, parents have to cope with their own loss, the grief of their wider family, including other children, as well as a vast amount of administrative paperwork and other arrangements.
"A sudden or accidental death may require a post-mortem or inquest, there is a funeral to arrange and there are many other organisations to contact, from schools to benefit offices.
"When I started this campaign 10 years ago after the death of my son Jack, I always hoped that a positive change would happen in his memory.
"Knowing that nearly 10 years of campaigning has helped create Jack's Law is the most wonderful feeling, but it is bittersweet at the same time."
Parents will be able to take the leave as either a single block of two weeks, or as two separate blocks of one week each taken at different times across the first year after their child's death.
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said: "There can be few worse experiences in life than the loss of a child and I am proud that this Government is delivering Jack's Law, making us the first country in the word to do so.
"When it takes effect, Jack's Law will be a fitting testament to the tireless efforts of Lucy Herd, alongside many charities, to give parents greater support."
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