All moms deserve time to heal and bond with their babies postpartum. Without paid maternity leave, many women have to go back to work before they’re ready and hand their babies off to strangers.

If you were in charge, how long would you make paid maternity leave for new moms?

  • 22 weeks, like in Australia
  • 39 weeks, like in the UK
  • 49 weeks, like Norway
  • 12 weeks, like the state of Maryland
When moms don’t have family members or friends to help take care of their babies, local day care centers and childcare providers help keep families going. 

Have you ever struggled to find childcare?

Brand New Mom in the Burbs doesn’t have paid maternity leave, but can’t find accessible childcare to go back to work. 

If you were in charge, what would you change to solve this problem for her and other moms in this situation?

Thank you for sharing!

To read more about how childcare impacts everyone, read about this grandma who ended up a full-time nanny for her grandkid: