Allow women to take six weeks paid medical leave starting when their premature baby is discharged from the hospital.
Why is this important?
When a woman has a preemie, her maternity leave is usually used going back and forth to the hospital to see her baby. By the time the child comes home from the hospital, the mother's maternity leave is over. The mother now has to figure out what to do with what is the equivalent of a newborn baby that most day cares will not take and the many required doctors' appointments. Preemie medical leave should be six weeks paid time off to be used when the preemie comes home from the hospital.
