"You do not have to ask us not to count earnings during maternity or adoption-related absence, and can include maternity or adoption payments in the assessment of your previous earnings" The above is from UKBA's site, from this can understand that maternity periods will not count, but payment ...
I am currently on maretinity leave until july 13. I am planning to apply ILR on April 14( as my Tier 1 general visa will expire 1st of may 2014) so I have 9 months after materinity leave, so 15 months count can be applied in this case for an example... 6 months before materity period and 6 months ...
