• Zammy95
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        Yeah, I work for a hospital system in the states. We do have paid maternity leave, but it’s to the tune of 2 weeks, not a whole year

        • @philpo@feddit.org
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          3526 days ago

          Wanna something to cry about?

          Here(Central Europe)

          From the moment you are confirmed pregnant you are not allowed to work in any capacity that could endanger you pregnancy - no heavy lifting,no night shift, no overtime, no patient contact that could lead to infections or endangerment (e.g. needle injuries, anesthesia gas, blood, violent patients, etc.). If the hospital can’t find a suitable position (e.g. in the outpatient clinics,etc.) you stay at home with full pay - and you are basically unfireable, especially due to anything pregnancy related. Six weeks before the estimated due date you are forbidden to work unless you expressly volunteer to do so (and even then the conditions above must be met). (This is,btw, partially an international agreement by an UN organisation that the US refuses to ratify)

          8 weeks after the birth the mother is not allowed to work (unless in very special circumstances), longer for twins,etc. The mother receives full pay and benefits, e.g. vacation days,etc. still accrue.

          For 12 months mothers or fathers can stay at home with up to 1800€/month (depending on their pre-birth income), the same money will be payed for 14 months if the other partner stays at home for 2 additional months.(E.g. the mother can stay at home for 12 and the father for 2, or both for 7 months,etc.). The employer must retain the job for the mother/father under normal circumstances. Until 3 years one parent (at a time) can stay at home unpayed and the job needs to be partially maintained.

          Parents also have a right to work part time in most scenarios.

          I know, in the grand scheme of things for you at the moment this is hardly the most pressing issue, but you guys really get cheated over there. I feel bad for you.

          • @derpgon@programming.dev
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            Also, you can legally get an abortion. And if you miss the date, you can as a last resort put your baby in a baby box, which is anonymous and not recorded on camera to preserve anonymity, and it will be taken care of so it doesn’t die and will most likely be adopted.

            • @philpo@feddit.org
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              326 days ago

              Or you can give birth anonymously and give the baby up for adoption then. If you do this or use the baby box there is also a grace period.

  • @Hux@lemmy.ml
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    14 pregnant nurses and one glistening “Fertility Doctor” who just roams around the halls in an open bathrobe chugging orange juice straight out of the container.

  • @philpo@feddit.org
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    2326 days ago

    Depends on how big the hospital is… Just asked one of my clients…they have around 100 pregnant nurses at any time. Well,they have around 2500 of them tbh.

  • @j_co@lemmy.world
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    “Yeah, we had a fun holiday work party, pretty normal. We didnt go that crazy.” - To their husbands/bfs when arriving home at 3am with tossled hair.

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    I once worked at a retail job where at one time I had to work the 7AM shift. I get there and I’m the only male and all three of the female coworkers were pregnant.

    I learned more about the female body than any single man should ever know.

  • Scrubbles
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    Ah life path number 3 combo for the Midwest woman. Become a nurse and have children.

    Personally I’m bias, I saw four (women) friends either drop out of college, or get pregnant early, or one was convinced to give up her career by her future husband, all to drop in the fallback of nursing and then each have like 3 kids. They all live within 20 miles of where they were born and none of them followed through with the dreams they had. So I see this and my heart sinks remembering that, and wondering about them