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Dear mama, you should not be an afterthought after giving birth

This post is going viral for stating that the 6-week postpartum checkup isn't enough. Here's what we should be doing.

Here’s what President Biden’s American Families Plan means for you

The $1.8 trillion federal plan is part of Biden's Build Back Better agenda.

Katy Perry just corrected everyone who thinks maternity leave is ‘time off’

Perry started her thread with, "Popular misconception: being a mom isn't a full-time job."

These celebrity dads are raising awareness about paternity leave as a right & we are here for it 👏

Prince Harry is the latest famous dad to take paternity leave.

I learned to ask for what I needed at work—and ended up being hired while in labor

Pregnant with baby #2, Facebook offered her a job hours before she gave birth.

The U.S. is way behind in paid parental leave–but these 6 companies offer generous policies

Volvo just unveiled a new policy offering 24 weeks of paid parental leave.

New Zealand approves paid leave for parents following a pregnancy loss 👏👏

The new law applies to couples who lose a pregnancy at any point.

This plan to get moms paid for their work is gaining steam

Over 100 prominent celebrities have already signed on to support The Marshall Plan For Moms. Now, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tammy Duckworth have introduced a resolution supporting the plan.

Meghan McCain is angry that not all women have paid maternity leave

"I was planning on coming back to the show for the election in six weeks after I gave birth and I was physically unable to."

Colorado voters passed a paid family leave plan—because they could no longer wait for politicians to do it

They made history as the first state to pass paid family leave through a proposition instead of legislation.

Ask Motherly: Can you *really* work from home with a newborn (and no childcare)?

Motherly's co-founders answer the newborn care question on nearly every new working mama's mind.

Joe Biden plans to bring 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all

Here's how it would happen.

France wants to double their paid paternity leave—and make it mandatory

"When a baby arrives in the world, there is no reason it should be only the mom who takes care of it. It's important to have greater equality in sharing responsibilities," says President Emmanuel Macron.

Ivanka Trump at RNC: ‘I promised that President Trump would support mothers’

The President's daughter talked about affordable childcare + paid leave while millions of parents still don't have either.

What you need to know about taking maternity leave during a global pandemic

We've made figuring out what protections, benefits and work leave you might be eligible for a little easier.

Microsoft is giving an extra 12 weeks of paid leave to parents because of coronavirus

Parents said school closures changed their lives and their employer listened.

Trump talks about paid leave in the State of the Union—and this is how it affects you, mama

Here's what you need to know about President Trump's speech.

These are the paid leave policies gaining traction in Washington

We know Americans want paid family leave and that it would help babies, fathers and mothers. This is the #yearofthemother and we want to hear more conversations and more progress on Capitol Hill.

Why are birth rates declining in the US?

"These are not small co-pays. The costs are staggering," says Dr. Michelle Moniz, M.D.,M.Sc., an obstetrician-gynecologist at Michigan Medicine's Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital and researcher with the U-M Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Federal workers just got paid leave, but the rest of America needs it, too

Just over 2 million workers got access to paid leave but there are more than 157 million Americans working across the nation.