WiscoGirl Well-Known Member. Note that mothers on maternity leave may choose to cash out in exchange for SPL later on. Across the UK, between 26-30% of mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies at six to eight weeks after birth, according to latest figures. The amount of time off work a new mother will get varies wildly depending on where in the world she lives. Baby showers, are still relatively rare in the UK. The number of new fathers taking paternity leave fell for the first time in five years last year, while almost three times more women took maternity leave. Does Biden's new team better reflect America? In 2013, research in California found women in the state could be charged anything between $3,296 (£2,501) and $37,227 (£28,254) for an uncomplicated, natural birth. .css-1xgx53b-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-1xgx53b-Link:hover,.css-1xgx53b-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. This gulf in ideology narrows drastically when it comes to breastfeeding. Insurance companies shell out for an average 37% of the charges. Maternity Leave in U.S. vs UK. It's by no means the only difference between the deeply rooted attitudes to pregnancy and childbirth in the US and the UK. The US is the only industrialised nation with no paid leave for parents with a new child. Royal baby: What is it like to have a home birth? The baby shower is, in fact, a rare example of how this divide is being spanned. 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In the UK, maternity leave law states that a pregnant employee qualifies for maternity leave no matter how long they have been with their current employer, their salary or the hours they work. Maternity leave provision is up to 52 weeks of leave, 39 of which can be paid (6 at 90% of earnings and 33 at statutory rate of £145.18 per week). Harry and Meghan's house: Who also lived in Frogmore Cottage? Discussion in 'Pregnancy - First Trimester' started by WiscoGirl, Mar 8, 2011. So I am not working at the moment (living in UK, but from US), but I find it so fascinating in the country differences in maternity leaves. However, many millions don't have health insurance, according to the US Census Bureau. Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help Skip to main content. In many counties, maternity leave is paid at the employee's regular salary, while other countries pay only a portion of the regular salary. And there is, perhaps, more common ground in this field than anywhere else. "About 50% of counties in the US don't even have a midwife or an obstetrician," Dr Neel Shah, a leading US gynaecologist has told the New England Journal of Medicine.. "It's relatively common to have to get into your car and drive some significant distances. Japan snowstorm: 'I had to eat snow' Video, Hundred-year-old whisky bottles found in house walls. If you can’t take your holiday because you’re on maternity leave, your employer should let you carry over up to 5.6 weeks of unused days (28 days if you work 5 days a week) into your next holiday year. Oh, and in comparison, the UK law states that “you must take 2 weeks’ leave after your baby is born (or 4 weeks if you work in a factory).” The United States is one … The length of parental leave varies from country to country, from as little as the EU directive’s eighteen weeks (Ireland, Belgium), to the European average of twenty-six weeks … Log in. New fathers in the UK are entitled to a fortnight’s paternity leave at a capped rate of £136.78 per week. With only a handful of private maternity hospitals in the UK, the vast majority of women opt for free care under the tax payer-funded NHS. According to section 71-73 of Employment Rights Act, female employees are entitled to a period of six months' ordinary maternity leave (OML) and six months' additional maternity leave (AML). But in the 25 years since the law was passed, only four states have done so: California, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. 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Statutory maternity leave in the United Kingdom is 52 weeks (one year) with 26 weeks counted as ordinary maternity leave and the last 26 weeks counted as additional maternity leave. 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'Banshee, shrew': An angry song wants women to be seen. "We don't do it here in the UK. We use cookies to … For help and support go to the Maternity Action website. Parental leave is generally taken after maternity and paternity leave although in Portugal and the UK paid parental leave can be now transferred to the father when a mother shortens her maternity leave. There's also a difference in who directs the delivery. 1. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}When the Duchess of Sussex's stateside friends threw her the mother of all baby showers in New York, some loud tutting could be heard from across the pond. United States of America – 0 weeks . Latest figures show 56% of babies in the UK were delivered by midwives in 2012-13. Leave is tax-free and paid at 67% of earnings for the first 180 days and 50% afterwards. Women in the UK can expect to attend at least 10 midwife appointments before giving birth - and may not see a doctor at all. At 52 weeks, UK maternity leave is some of the best in Europe. In the US, latest figures show 47% of women exclusively breastfeed their babies at three months, and 25% at six months. United Kingdom – 12 weeks FRE (39 weeks total) Female employees can take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. Puzzlement would be an understatement for how British mothers-to-be would react to the price-tag attached to child birth in the US. The US is the only country in … With no national maternity leave policy, women are usually left at the mercy of their employers, some of whom offer a maternity policy, most of whom do not. Joined: Dec 16, 2010 Messages: 471 Likes Received: 0. Similar to statutory maternity pay: £139.58 a week, or 90 per cent of an employee's average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. Or the sheer extravagance? Justine Roberts, founder of the Mumsnet parenting website, also spies the beginnings of a cultural shift, although there's "resistance to calling it a baby shower," she says. playHundred-year-old whisky bottles found in house walls. Law firms tend to do very well, probably because they invest so much in their employees from an early stage by Under national (federal) law in the US, mothers are entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave. Your job is protected in the meantime, although your employer isn't required to pay you for maternity leave. What's more, just 13% of private sector workers had access to "paid family leave" in 2017, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Royal baby: Could Harry and Meghan’s son pay US taxes? For a growing number in the UK, where caesarean deliveries are on the rise, midwives are having to make way for doctors. Official statistics for England and Wales have yet to be released for 2018, but the top five girls names in 2017 were Olivia, Amelia, Isla, Eva and Emily, according to the ONS. Midwives are key in the UK. In the UK, women are entitled to 39 weeks paid tax-funded statutory maternity leave, and fathers two weeks. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In the US, in 2014, 8% of births were attended by midwives, according to the American College of Nurse-Midwives. What happens to your body in extreme heat? Maternity pay and leave can be a complex area. Finally, baby names. A pre-birth bash has "become a huge trend for mums-to-be" says Moore. It’s treated as a form of benefit, so the duration and conditions of maternity leave vary from business to business, and state to state. But the OECD reports that a majority of the 40 developed countries pay new moms at least half of their salary while on leave. © 2020 BBC. Law firm EMW said figures it obtained from HM Revenue and Customs showed there was a 3.3% drop in the number of fathers who took paternity leave in the 12 months to 31 March 2018, down to 213,500 from 221,000 the year before. Additionally, several states have adopted laws extending the requirements of FMLA to smaller companies. "I think we're often looking across the pond for inspiration on how to add a little pizzazz to pregnancy and motherhood," says Rebecca Moore, editor of Little London and Baby London magazines. Charges for a caesarean section ranged from $8,312 (£6,315) to $70,908 (£53,817), the study published in the BMJ Open found. The US has no mandated maternity leave pay. Maternity Leave as a Mum or a Mom. A third of pregnant women saw a midwife, rather than a doctor, for their first antenatal appointment in 2015, according to the Care Quality Commission. In the UK, the top five boys' names were Muhammad, Oliver, Noah, Harry and Leo, BabyCentre said. Maternity leave refers to leave given to women who are pregnant or gave birth, while parental leave can apply to men as well. VideoHundred-year-old whisky bottles found in house walls, Venezuela crisis: Lots of frustration, little hope, Africa's top shots: Pink, posing and podiums, Creating animal food from a greenhouse gas, A 'lost baby' in a battle over love and religion. The first six weeks are paid at … UK maternity, paternity and parental leave policy design is based on an out-of-date model that does not encourage sharing of care between parents. And because of the way that we deliver babies in the US - almost exclusively in hospitals - in settings which very much look like ICUs (intensive care units), it's a huge resource investment that would be very difficult to build at scale throughout the country.". One of the most marked differences between the UK and US however, comes after the delivery - with maternity leave. For the ins and outs about UK maternity leave, find out the latest rules on the UK government website, « Cinderella’s Secret Diary by Faye Hanson, Wild vs Garden December. You build up holiday as normal while you’re on maternity leave. In America, Sophia took the top slot and was followed by Olivia, while in the UK Olivia was number one and Sophia was runner-up. Maternity Leave in the United States. The following calendar paints a clearer picture of maternity leave in the UK, by distinguishing between the duration of paid, well-paid and unpaid entitlement. The BMJ study said the costs are "typically so high that few patients can afford them, resulting in need for charity care, sliding scale payments or often bad debt on the patient's part". Big difference. When you’re having a baby, you’re entitled to a year of Statutory Maternity Leave - no matter how long you’ve been in your job. Statutory Maternity Leave. One of the most marked differences between the UK and US however, comes after the delivery - with maternity leave. What does come across "quite strongly" from British women on Mumsnet, Ms Roberts says, is "puzzlement over gender-reveal parties" - a celebration at which the expected child's sex is announced. "British Mumsnet users are aghast when US mothers talk about having no right to paid or unpaid leave to care for a new child or recover from childbirth, depending on which state they live in," says Mumsnet's Justine Roberts. "I didn't feel a thing," says Mr Pence after he receives his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Individual states and employers are invited to step in and pay up. With an impressive 30 weeks available to new fathers, on paper Japan’s approach to paternity leave looks progressive, but in 2017, just over 5% of fathers who qualified for it took paid leave, according to Unicef. Maternity leave improves breastfeeding rates; Women with fewer than 12 weeks of maternity leave and fewer than 8 weeks of paid leave were more likely to have symptoms of depression; The Family and Medical Leave Act. Instead, maternity leave is a matter left to each employer to decide upon. The caesarean delivery rate has risen in the US too, and accounted for almost a third of births in 2017, according to latest national figures. Meanwhile, just one per cent of mothers in the UK exclusively breastfed their babies at six months when the government last measured it in 2010. Read about our approach to external linking. When planning for a new baby, one thing you may be curious about is how much time you'll have for maternity leave.The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows workers to take up to 12 workweeks in a 12-month period for parental leave to care for a newborn. Maternity leave in the United States is regulated by US labor law.The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually for mothers of newborn or newly adopted children if they work for a company with 50 or more employees. The first 26 weeks is known as ordinary maternity leave, the last 26 weeks as additional maternity leave. In the US, Jackson led the top five, followed by Liam, Noah, Aiden and Caden - with Oliver a new entry at number nine, the website said. The statutory minimum under EU law is 14 weeks. C-section deliveries have risen from a fifth of births in 2000 to more than a quarter in 2015, according to the Lancet. The US and UK governments both follow the World Health Organization recommendation that babies should be exclusively breastfed up to six months and should continue to be breastfed, along with solids, until they are at least two years old. Vice-President Pence gets Covid jab live on TV. 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Among the top 10 most popular names for a baby girl on both sides of the Atlantic in 2018 were Olivia, Sophia, Amelia, Ava and Mia, according to the BabyCentre website. There is less alignment on boys' names, however, with Oliver and Noah the only two names managing to cross the Atlantic divide in 2018. New mothers can also take maternity and parental leave together, provided total … It was a bit over the top in terms of expense," the Queen's former aide, Dickie Arbiter told US Weekly. From more than a year of paid time off in Bulgaria to no guaranteed leave at all in the US, here's how much maternity leave women get in 42 different countries around the world. As an expectant mum in the UK, you may be entitled to statutory maternity leave. But that still leaves a whopping bill for new parents, particularly those uninsured. Likewise, after two weeks of paid paternity leave, fathers can hop onboard SPL instead of receiving what was once called additional paternity leave – a notion that no longer exists. Americans are far more likely to rely on private insurance to fund their healthcare. The majority of both UK and US mothers don't subscribe to this, although American mothers show far greater commitment than their British counterparts. The message on both sides of the Atlantic is still very much "breast is best". Royal baby: Could Harry and Meghan’s son pay US taxes? For example, if a mother ends her maternity leave after the 12 weeks following the child's birth, that leaves 40 weeks of leave. Building up holiday on maternity leave. This is made up of 26 weeks of ordinary maternity leave and 26 weeks of additional maternity leave. The US is the only country in the developed world not to offer nationwide paid maternity leave entitlement, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Maternity Leave. Did France's Emmanuel Macron break his own Covid rules? Source: ONS and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > WiscoGirl Well-Known Member. Note that mothers on maternity leave may choose to cash out in exchange for SPL later on. Across the UK, between 26-30% of mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies at six to eight weeks after birth, according to latest figures. The amount of time off work a new mother will get varies wildly depending on where in the world she lives. Baby showers, are still relatively rare in the UK. The number of new fathers taking paternity leave fell for the first time in five years last year, while almost three times more women took maternity leave. Does Biden's new team better reflect America? In 2013, research in California found women in the state could be charged anything between $3,296 (£2,501) and $37,227 (£28,254) for an uncomplicated, natural birth. .css-1xgx53b-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-1xgx53b-Link:hover,.css-1xgx53b-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. This gulf in ideology narrows drastically when it comes to breastfeeding. Insurance companies shell out for an average 37% of the charges. Maternity Leave in U.S. vs UK. It's by no means the only difference between the deeply rooted attitudes to pregnancy and childbirth in the US and the UK. The US is the only industrialised nation with no paid leave for parents with a new child. Royal baby: What is it like to have a home birth? The baby shower is, in fact, a rare example of how this divide is being spanned. 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In the UK, maternity leave law states that a pregnant employee qualifies for maternity leave no matter how long they have been with their current employer, their salary or the hours they work. Maternity leave provision is up to 52 weeks of leave, 39 of which can be paid (6 at 90% of earnings and 33 at statutory rate of £145.18 per week). Harry and Meghan's house: Who also lived in Frogmore Cottage? Discussion in 'Pregnancy - First Trimester' started by WiscoGirl, Mar 8, 2011. So I am not working at the moment (living in UK, but from US), but I find it so fascinating in the country differences in maternity leaves. However, many millions don't have health insurance, according to the US Census Bureau. Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help Skip to main content. In many counties, maternity leave is paid at the employee's regular salary, while other countries pay only a portion of the regular salary. And there is, perhaps, more common ground in this field than anywhere else. "About 50% of counties in the US don't even have a midwife or an obstetrician," Dr Neel Shah, a leading US gynaecologist has told the New England Journal of Medicine.. "It's relatively common to have to get into your car and drive some significant distances. Japan snowstorm: 'I had to eat snow' Video, Hundred-year-old whisky bottles found in house walls. If you can’t take your holiday because you’re on maternity leave, your employer should let you carry over up to 5.6 weeks of unused days (28 days if you work 5 days a week) into your next holiday year. Oh, and in comparison, the UK law states that “you must take 2 weeks’ leave after your baby is born (or 4 weeks if you work in a factory).” The United States is one … The length of parental leave varies from country to country, from as little as the EU directive’s eighteen weeks (Ireland, Belgium), to the European average of twenty-six weeks … Log in. New fathers in the UK are entitled to a fortnight’s paternity leave at a capped rate of £136.78 per week. With only a handful of private maternity hospitals in the UK, the vast majority of women opt for free care under the tax payer-funded NHS. According to section 71-73 of Employment Rights Act, female employees are entitled to a period of six months' ordinary maternity leave (OML) and six months' additional maternity leave (AML). But in the 25 years since the law was passed, only four states have done so: California, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. 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Statutory maternity leave in the United Kingdom is 52 weeks (one year) with 26 weeks counted as ordinary maternity leave and the last 26 weeks counted as additional maternity leave. 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'Banshee, shrew': An angry song wants women to be seen. "We don't do it here in the UK. We use cookies to … For help and support go to the Maternity Action website. Parental leave is generally taken after maternity and paternity leave although in Portugal and the UK paid parental leave can be now transferred to the father when a mother shortens her maternity leave. There's also a difference in who directs the delivery. 1. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}When the Duchess of Sussex's stateside friends threw her the mother of all baby showers in New York, some loud tutting could be heard from across the pond. United States of America – 0 weeks . Latest figures show 56% of babies in the UK were delivered by midwives in 2012-13. Leave is tax-free and paid at 67% of earnings for the first 180 days and 50% afterwards. Women in the UK can expect to attend at least 10 midwife appointments before giving birth - and may not see a doctor at all. At 52 weeks, UK maternity leave is some of the best in Europe. In the US, latest figures show 47% of women exclusively breastfeed their babies at three months, and 25% at six months. United Kingdom – 12 weeks FRE (39 weeks total) Female employees can take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. Puzzlement would be an understatement for how British mothers-to-be would react to the price-tag attached to child birth in the US. The US is the only country in … With no national maternity leave policy, women are usually left at the mercy of their employers, some of whom offer a maternity policy, most of whom do not. Joined: Dec 16, 2010 Messages: 471 Likes Received: 0. Similar to statutory maternity pay: £139.58 a week, or 90 per cent of an employee's average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. Or the sheer extravagance? Justine Roberts, founder of the Mumsnet parenting website, also spies the beginnings of a cultural shift, although there's "resistance to calling it a baby shower," she says. playHundred-year-old whisky bottles found in house walls. Law firms tend to do very well, probably because they invest so much in their employees from an early stage by Under national (federal) law in the US, mothers are entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave. Your job is protected in the meantime, although your employer isn't required to pay you for maternity leave. What's more, just 13% of private sector workers had access to "paid family leave" in 2017, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Royal baby: Could Harry and Meghan’s son pay US taxes? For a growing number in the UK, where caesarean deliveries are on the rise, midwives are having to make way for doctors. Official statistics for England and Wales have yet to be released for 2018, but the top five girls names in 2017 were Olivia, Amelia, Isla, Eva and Emily, according to the ONS. Midwives are key in the UK. In the UK, women are entitled to 39 weeks paid tax-funded statutory maternity leave, and fathers two weeks. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In the US, in 2014, 8% of births were attended by midwives, according to the American College of Nurse-Midwives. What happens to your body in extreme heat? Maternity pay and leave can be a complex area. Finally, baby names. A pre-birth bash has "become a huge trend for mums-to-be" says Moore. It’s treated as a form of benefit, so the duration and conditions of maternity leave vary from business to business, and state to state. But the OECD reports that a majority of the 40 developed countries pay new moms at least half of their salary while on leave. © 2020 BBC. Law firm EMW said figures it obtained from HM Revenue and Customs showed there was a 3.3% drop in the number of fathers who took paternity leave in the 12 months to 31 March 2018, down to 213,500 from 221,000 the year before. Additionally, several states have adopted laws extending the requirements of FMLA to smaller companies. "I think we're often looking across the pond for inspiration on how to add a little pizzazz to pregnancy and motherhood," says Rebecca Moore, editor of Little London and Baby London magazines. Charges for a caesarean section ranged from $8,312 (£6,315) to $70,908 (£53,817), the study published in the BMJ Open found. The US has no mandated maternity leave pay. Maternity Leave as a Mum or a Mom. A third of pregnant women saw a midwife, rather than a doctor, for their first antenatal appointment in 2015, according to the Care Quality Commission. In the UK, the top five boys' names were Muhammad, Oliver, Noah, Harry and Leo, BabyCentre said. Maternity leave refers to leave given to women who are pregnant or gave birth, while parental leave can apply to men as well. VideoHundred-year-old whisky bottles found in house walls, Venezuela crisis: Lots of frustration, little hope, Africa's top shots: Pink, posing and podiums, Creating animal food from a greenhouse gas, A 'lost baby' in a battle over love and religion. The first six weeks are paid at … UK maternity, paternity and parental leave policy design is based on an out-of-date model that does not encourage sharing of care between parents. And because of the way that we deliver babies in the US - almost exclusively in hospitals - in settings which very much look like ICUs (intensive care units), it's a huge resource investment that would be very difficult to build at scale throughout the country.". One of the most marked differences between the UK and US however, comes after the delivery - with maternity leave. For the ins and outs about UK maternity leave, find out the latest rules on the UK government website, « Cinderella’s Secret Diary by Faye Hanson, Wild vs Garden December. You build up holiday as normal while you’re on maternity leave. In America, Sophia took the top slot and was followed by Olivia, while in the UK Olivia was number one and Sophia was runner-up. Maternity Leave in the United States. The following calendar paints a clearer picture of maternity leave in the UK, by distinguishing between the duration of paid, well-paid and unpaid entitlement. The BMJ study said the costs are "typically so high that few patients can afford them, resulting in need for charity care, sliding scale payments or often bad debt on the patient's part". Big difference. When you’re having a baby, you’re entitled to a year of Statutory Maternity Leave - no matter how long you’ve been in your job. Statutory Maternity Leave. One of the most marked differences between the UK and US however, comes after the delivery - with maternity leave. What does come across "quite strongly" from British women on Mumsnet, Ms Roberts says, is "puzzlement over gender-reveal parties" - a celebration at which the expected child's sex is announced. "British Mumsnet users are aghast when US mothers talk about having no right to paid or unpaid leave to care for a new child or recover from childbirth, depending on which state they live in," says Mumsnet's Justine Roberts. "I didn't feel a thing," says Mr Pence after he receives his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Individual states and employers are invited to step in and pay up. With an impressive 30 weeks available to new fathers, on paper Japan’s approach to paternity leave looks progressive, but in 2017, just over 5% of fathers who qualified for it took paid leave, according to Unicef. Maternity leave improves breastfeeding rates; Women with fewer than 12 weeks of maternity leave and fewer than 8 weeks of paid leave were more likely to have symptoms of depression; The Family and Medical Leave Act. Instead, maternity leave is a matter left to each employer to decide upon. The caesarean delivery rate has risen in the US too, and accounted for almost a third of births in 2017, according to latest national figures. Meanwhile, just one per cent of mothers in the UK exclusively breastfed their babies at six months when the government last measured it in 2010. Read about our approach to external linking. When planning for a new baby, one thing you may be curious about is how much time you'll have for maternity leave.The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows workers to take up to 12 workweeks in a 12-month period for parental leave to care for a newborn. Maternity leave in the United States is regulated by US labor law.The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually for mothers of newborn or newly adopted children if they work for a company with 50 or more employees. The first 26 weeks is known as ordinary maternity leave, the last 26 weeks as additional maternity leave. In the US, Jackson led the top five, followed by Liam, Noah, Aiden and Caden - with Oliver a new entry at number nine, the website said. The statutory minimum under EU law is 14 weeks. C-section deliveries have risen from a fifth of births in 2000 to more than a quarter in 2015, according to the Lancet. The US and UK governments both follow the World Health Organization recommendation that babies should be exclusively breastfed up to six months and should continue to be breastfed, along with solids, until they are at least two years old. Vice-President Pence gets Covid jab live on TV. 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