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Facing a tough economic situation across the U.S. and rising unemployment, more and more women are growing afraid of taking maternity leave, ABC News reports.Although it's illegal to fire a ... READ MORE
1. You’re losing steam in the middle of the day. Sleepless nights are affecting your daytime performance and causing you to be sluggish, grouchy or forgetful. Plus, you find yourself ... READ MORE
You’re not quite ready to divulge your happy news, but explaining away your exhaustion and frequent bathroom trips is getting tricky. Or you’re uncertain what sort of maternity leave you’re ... READ MORE
Rising food costs. The housing mess. The credit crunch. Bank collapses. Government bailouts. The sagging stock market. If it seems like the only positive news lately has been the tiny ... READ MORE
In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the first significant decline in the number of new mothers in the labor force. If you, too, are thinking of not returning to work but aren’t sure if ... READ MORE
You’re pregnant, at work and trying to focus on the tasks at hand, but little thoughts keep creeping in. Michael or Michaela? Is my job dangerous to my baby? Should I keep working or stay at ... READ MORE
Pregnancy brings up so many questions, including the inevitable: When should you start your maternity leave? Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that taking ... READ MORE
If you're getting paid while on maternity leave, consider yourself lucky: Out of 173 countries worldwide, the United States is one of only five that don't guarantee paid leave to give birth ... READ MORE