Posted on Apr 23, 2022
Army overhauls parenthood policies: new leave guidance, postpartum rules and more
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The Army announced major updates to how it supports parents across the force Thursday morning in a media briefing accompanying the release of a new Army directive.
The document, signed Tuesday by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, updated or reiterated six existing parenthood policies and established six new ones all at once.
The document, signed Tuesday by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, updated or reiterated six existing parenthood policies and established six new ones all at once.
Army overhauls parenthood policies: new leave guidance, postpartum rules and more
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..."Can I have a little more time?’
The drive to update parenthood policies began with “The Army Mom Life,” a grassroots movement of mothers in the Army, explained service officials.
One of the group’s most prominent voices, Staff Sgt. Nicole Edge, told reporters Thursday that the service’s previous handling of miscarriages and other concluded pregnancies had derailed her career.
“In 2016, I got pregnant for the first time, and unfortunately that resulted in a miscarriage for me,” Edge said. She had surgery to remove the fetus.
She said her medical provider only authorized her two days of convalescent leave, despite her pleas.
“I just lost my child. My whole life just changes,” Edge recalled saying. “Can I have a little more time?”
Edge had to use two weeks of personal leave “to be able to process and mourn the loss of my family and the future that I thought I was [going to] have.”...
The drive to update parenthood policies began with “The Army Mom Life,” a grassroots movement of mothers in the Army, explained service officials.
One of the group’s most prominent voices, Staff Sgt. Nicole Edge, told reporters Thursday that the service’s previous handling of miscarriages and other concluded pregnancies had derailed her career.
“In 2016, I got pregnant for the first time, and unfortunately that resulted in a miscarriage for me,” Edge said. She had surgery to remove the fetus.
She said her medical provider only authorized her two days of convalescent leave, despite her pleas.
“I just lost my child. My whole life just changes,” Edge recalled saying. “Can I have a little more time?”
Edge had to use two weeks of personal leave “to be able to process and mourn the loss of my family and the future that I thought I was [going to] have.”...
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