To add, you get more time off for disability if you're a birth mother in California. http://www.edd.ca.gov/disability/FAQ_DI_Pregnancy.htm http://www.edd.ca.go

To add, you get more time off for disability if you're a birth mother in California. http://www.edd.ca.gov/disability/FAQ_DI_Pregnancy.htm http://www.edd.ca.gov/disability/FAQ_DI_Pregnancy.htm So from 4 weeks before birth to 6 weeks after, you can also get 55% of salary, up to $1,075/week. Then you can take on the additional 6 weeks of paid family leave.