I just read on the Momsrising website that:
The U.S is one of only 4 countries that doesn't offer paid leave to new mothers -- the others are Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and Lesotho.
Oh my, I knew things were bad but this is pathetic. Shameful, really. And the stories Momsrising posts from mothers is just heartbreaking to read.
And we call ourselves a Superpower?
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About Me
- www.boldaction.org
- Karen is the playwright for the play, BIRTH and founder of BOLD, a global arts-based movement inspiring communities to make maternity care mother-friendly. She is the mother of two boys, born at home with Mary, Ida, and Stacey -- midwives in Arkansas. In 2003/2004 Karen interviewed over 100 women across the United States about their birth experiences. She wrote BIRTH in response to what she learned from those mothers’ birth stories.
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