The photos amused the whole world: a pink-clad baby is lying on a desk wide-eyed while her mom speaks to a microphone and raises her hand to vote on critical European issues. I found them pretty cool. Hanne Dahl, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) reported for duty on Thursday in Strasbourg, France with [...]
Tags: Denmark, Europe, European Parliament, Hanne Dahl, maternity leave, MEP, parental leave
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Despite the financial turmoil in the country, Iceland is still top in Europe about one thing – birth rates. At 2.14 children per woman, that makes the Icelanders the most prolific Europeans, and comparable to the US’ current baby boom. Now I was very proud that my having twins made me prolific by German standards [...]
Tags: baby boom, birth rates, Iceland, maternity leave, parental leave policy, paternity leave, prolific
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The amount of maternity leave new moms take differs from company to company and state to state, but one thing is for sure: it’s difficult when it ends. I was heartbroken to have to leave my baby at home while I worked all day. While my leave was less than restful, it was difficult to [...]
Tags: before returning to work, day care, maternity leave, pumping, Working Moms
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I read that Rachida Dati, France’s Justice Minister, returned to work a mere 5 days after her daughter was born via c-section. Incredibly, she showed up for work in high heels and a beautiful business suit. In photos I’ve seen, she looks absolutely beautiful.
Her return to work has set of a fire storm of controversy, [...]
Tags: C-section, child birth, France, maternity leave, rachida dati
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OK, tell me something I don’t know. I hope the researchers from southern California didn’t pay too much money to learn that going to back to work makes it more difficult to continue nursing your baby.
Specifically, they learned that when women go back to work in less than six weeks, they are up to four [...]
Tags: aap, Breastfeeding, maternity leave, nursing
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