America: land of opportunity, home of the brave, birthplace of the drive-through and the self-made millionaire. A country that will happily spend billions renovating a ballroom, bring back the McRib, and debate endlessly about what freedom means, but cannot quite seem to get around to telling a pregnant woman to put her feet up and relax.
Healthcare costs are climbing, maternity leave is practically a punchline, and somewhere out there, a woman is using her two weeks of paid leave to recover from childbirth. Meanwhile, one American moved to Germany, got pregnant, and received a letter from HR that genuinely broke her brain.
