Labor at pains to push for no pregnant pause

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A story by Josh Gordon about warnings from the federal government to obstetricians to ignore pressure from expectant mothers wanting to delay giving birth until after Jan 1, so they can access the government’s paid parental leave scheme. He quotes a report by MBS economist Joshua Gans which concluded about 1000 births were delayed for a month, when the baby bonus was introduced in 2004. …   [Read Full Text]