不行，只能是最晚用预产期或者出生日的日子申请。
六子，我查了下官方网站：
When can I start collecting maternity benefits?
You can start collecting maternity benefits either up to 8 weeks before you are expected to give birth or at the week you give birth. Maternity benefits can be collected within 17 weeks of the actual or expected week of birth, whichever is later.
不知道最后一句话怎么理解？