Fortesa Latifi went back to working only one week after giving birth and felt intensely guilty.
AdvertisementI didn't want to soak up every minute of 'leave'As a contractor and freelance writer, my maternity leave wasn't a given.
Allison Venditti, the founder of Moms at Work, an organization for working moms, said leaving maternity leave early isn't uncommon.
"The most important thing, I think, is for people to have choice — choice in how they approach work and family, choice to go back to work early, choice to take more time off," Venditti said.
We deserve federally mandated maternity leave; it's truly barbaric that we are one of only six countries without guaranteed paid maternity leave.
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