Here’s what no paid parental leave in the U.S. looks like

By Claire Suddath
Published 4 Min Read

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The failure — again — for the U.S. to adopt paid leave policies for parents has brought a flood of stories about the horrors of managing jobs after childbirth.

The cobbling together of vacation days to cover just a few weeks of leave. Trouble finding child-care centers that will take newborns. Moms still recovering from postpartum surgeries struggling to take care of kids while their partner had to work.

Claire Suddath
From Bloomberg News

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