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Being pregnant on the job

You've come a long way baby, at least when it comes to being pregnant on the job

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Originally published in Today's Parent August 2004

Workin’ 9 to 5
We’ve come a long way, baby – at least when it comes to being pregnant on the job. Gone are the days when you were expected to hand in your notice at work the moment it became obvious that you were “in the family way.”

And we’ve finally come through that crazy time when pregnant working women were expected to soldier on Murphy Brown–like for the entire nine months of pregnancy, regardless of how tired or queasy they might be feeling. (Trying to pretend that everything was business as usual while simultaneously wrestling yourself into some dreadfully uncomfortable maternity business suit and a pair of one-size-fits-some maternity pantyhose turned pregnancy into a nine-and-a-half-month marathon for many of us working moms-to-be.)

Fortunately, we’ve long since abandoned the exit-stage-left or just-pretend-you’re-not pregnant strategies for dealing with pregnancy on the job. Today’s pregnant woman is inclined to take a more proactive approach to everything from announcing her pregnancy to her boss to managing aches and pains on the job to helping the company plan for her maternity leave. Here’s what you need to know to manage each of these three key career challenges for yourself.

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