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Health Advocates and Parents Urge Committee to Back Paid Prenatal Leave Bill
Summary
A range of maternal‑health advocates, parents and clinicians told the Joint Committee that paid time off for prenatal appointments would improve maternal and infant outcomes and ease economic burdens that keep pregnant people from attending recommended care.
Maternal‑health advocates, parents and clinicians told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that paid prenatal leave would help more people access recommended care and could prevent complications that lead to poor birth outcomes.
"This bill with 24 hours of paid prenatal leave for the birthing parent and 10 hours for their partner would give more families the chance to access the care they need without the added burden of lost wages or missed work," said Jen Rogalski of a bereavement‑support organization as she testified in support of Senate 1361.
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