Just recently I talked to a friend who lived in Australia for a year. She was telling me that there, after mother's give birth and if "mum" and baby are doing well, they move to a nice hotel down the street where they can be together in a quiet, less germy environment (checked by a nurse of course). Mothers also get 6 months off work with full pay or 1 year off with half pay and your job is guaranteed for 3 years! Being a mom in Australia seems pretty sweet. Then I stumbled across this article showing that Australia is the 7th best place in the world to be a mom. Guess what the US was ranked?....25th. Not the best showing, but hopefully this will improve with education and awareness. Check out this link to see all the top 30 best countries to be a mom.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/global-motherhood-the-bes_n_1475607.html?ir=Impact&ref=topbar#s936964&title=7_Australia
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