Only start maternity leave on the day I delivered. For both my kids I got HL prior to delivery due to my chronic asthma. 5 weeks for my 1st and 4 weeks for my 2nd recently. Gynae frm Parkway East. Easier to get HL if you have a medical condition and if ur nature of work might make it worse. As a teacher, my asthma definitely got worse when I was pregnant. And private hospital gynaes also seem more lenient in giving HL.
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