Are you

a
working
Mom?
If you are a working woman and you happen to be
expecting, it is important for you to apply for your
maternity leave. The Maternity Act of 1!1 under the
Indian "onstitution lays down the maternity rights for
women across all the industries ranging from industrial to
agricultural. Any woman who is entitled to a salary from
her employer is entitled to this maternity leave under this
act.
Maternity leave is important for every expecting mother. #owever, in many
cases there are demanding situations which re$uire her to work in order for
her to pay her bills and take care of her household. %or instance, women who
work as nurses, waitresses or teachers do not get the liberty to work from
home because such is the nature of their &obs. They do not have the option
of working through e'mails also. Thus, they end up returning back to their
&obs as $uickly as possible because they have bills to take care of and cannot
a(ord to lose their &obs.
)esearch claims that it is extremely of high importance that a woman, while
she is pregnant must take enough maternity leave to ensure good health for
her baby and herself. *uring pregnancy, it is important for her to take
ade$uate rest, eat healthy and remain stress free. And when women work
during pregnancy, they are naturally inviting work stress and an imbalance in
their work'life. Maintaining a work'life balance is of utmost importance in a
working woman+s life. This escalates to a higher importance during
pregnancy. %ew women give more importance to their work and tend to
ignore matters related to their health.
,nce you become a mother, your responsibilities are doubled and you need
to make greater e(orts to maintain a healthy work'life balance. It has been
observed that women with short maternity leave tend to fall prey to negative
outcomes in terms of health, stress and the baby+s health. And it has been
observed that women with two or three month old infants, working full'time
reported higher levels of stress, depression and poor health conditions when
compared to women who stay at home during their pregnancy, and for a
while post'pregnancy. -ot only does it a(ect the mothers, it has an adverse
e(ect on the children also. "onditions like clinical depression, anxiety and
psychological distress might sustain in your child+s life.
In many cases, the issue is not about the expecting mother taking maternity
leave, it is about the employers who are whiny about giving ade$uate
maternity leave. #ence, the real problem comes down to how many days you
can take o( under maternity leave. It is all about the time you devote
towards your motherhood and towards your baby once you deliver. .eing a
mom is not easy, especially a working mom. It has its own set of challenges
to overcome. The key to this challenge lies in smart maintenance of work'life
balance.
Contact for Best Maternity Care Services in Chennai, Bangalore &
Hyderabad in ndia
Chennai
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Bangalore
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Hyderabad
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