41.   Becky Blades thought she was ready for her first maternity leave.

42.   Doyle says her punishment for being seen as too independent was having her job reconfigured while out on maternity leave.

43.   A friend told me that I can get maternity leave payments from the state.

44.   A mother of three, she knows how hard it is to return to work after maternity leave.

45.   A Missouri Senate bill would have provided tax credits to employers who provided paid maternity leave.

46.   A recent U.N. study found that the United States is one of the few countries in the world without a national policy requiring paid maternity leave.

47.   A. The United States is one of only six countries in the world that does not require paid maternity leave.

48.   After maternity leave, Mrs. Caronna had returned to her job as a compliance analyst, insuring that securities sales conformed with government regulations.

49.   After Westminster Council announced the review, Horlick was personally sent over to reassure them, even though she was on maternity leave.

50.   Brenda Vathauer, a high-powered marketing manager, says the freedom to set her own agenda persuaded her to return to Hewlett-Packard after her maternity leave.