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Dr. Tanya Elliott: Take Connecticut paid leave for prenatal visits and postpartum recovery
Summary
On the Paid Leave podcast, Dr. Tanya Elliott urged Connecticut parents to use state paid leave—or prenatal care and bonding, highlighting the program's 12 weeks of income replacement plus two prenatal weeks and stressing maternal mental-health recovery may last much longer.
On the Paid Leave podcast, host Nancy Barrow interviewed Dr. Tanya Elliott, a physician and chief medical officer for virtual care at Ascension, who urged Connecticut parents to take advantage of the state's paid-leave program for both prenatal care and postpartum recovery.
"So important," Elliott said of state paid leave, adding, "And I wish it was longer." Barrow framed the program for listeners: Connecticut paid leave provides up to 12 weeks of income replacement to bond with a new child (by birth, adoption or foster care) and an extra two…
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