Parents in the US shared their experiences after giving birth or adopting, and their stories illustrate why paid leave is needed. The stories, compiled from 26 parents for BuzzFeed, include a father who was only able to take 1.5 days off and a mother who recounts how her “son was born on a Wednesday and I was back at work on Monday.”
American parents’ stories illustrate why we need paid leave
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