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Maternity leave is a temporary period of absence from employment granted to expectant or new mothers during the months immediately before and after childbirth. (Wikipedia)

Only three countries in the world report that they don't offer paid maternity leave - one is the USA. (Daily Mail)

A third of managers would rather employ a man in his 20s or 30s over a woman of the same age for fear of maternity leave, according to a new study. (The Guardian)