April 23, 2008
Women Work Late into their Pregnancy
By admin
According to 2003 Census data that has just been released, 80% of all women until 4 weeks before their due date and many are now working right up to the due date. This is compared to 35% or all women in 1965. Who says quality of life is better?
The simple fact is that most need the money and prefer to use any allotted maternity leave time for after the pregnancy.
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June 18th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I wonder if another part of it is that woman now a days at least in areas like New York or California are more career driven and also healthier. With my first pregnancy I worked up to the day I went into labor, I felt great and walked daily.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I tend to agree with the previous comment. I worked up to the day I went into labor because I was working for a failing dot.com and they needed me to help get them through a tough time. I did it because I liked working and I enjoyed my coworkers. I knew after the baby I would have more time and would not be returning to work for many months. Most of my friends did the same thing I did. Also, I think people are more fit during their pregnancy these days and maybe a healthier pregnancy does not require time off prior to the baby.