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Old Dec 28, 2013, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mastodon View Post
In Sweden, mothers take 15 months' leave and fathers 4 months, on average. Most guys I know who have kids have taken 6 to 12 months. So no, not tied to it being a female therapist at all, not everywhere in the world.
In the US though it is only for women, I would think that for a male the only issue might be they may take a few days off before their wives due date to make sure they are there when the delivery happens (and even then they can't be sure of it).