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The Department of Defense says that military members will now get 12 weeks of parental leave, doubling the previous amount and that change went into effect immediately.
NPR explains that the "12 weeks are for both birthing and non-birthing parents, which includes parents of recently adopted children and members who use surrogates and applies to parents of children born or adopted after December 27th, 2022"
New military parents can also get a period of convalescence to recover from labor if a healthcare provider recommends it. [Read More]