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Originally Posted by pitbulllady

Nine months? Most women remain on the job to within a couple of weeks of giving birth nowadays, barring medical complications, of course. While the law ALLOWS them up to 18 months off following the birth of a baby, very few women take advantage of that maternal leave. My sister was back at work within two months of her first child's birth(she's a teacher, like me)and three following the second, and both were C-sections, too. Pregnancy and childbirth are not considered to be that hazardous to a woman's health as they used to be. Women do not get paid when they're on maternal leave, so most need to be back at work as soon as the doctor will clear it, especially if their job is the main "bread winning" paycheck for the household.

pitbulllady

I think she means 9 months of pregnancy, but we don't know how long she's been pregnant.