At most employers in the United States, female employees are allowed to take several weeks off for maternity leave in the first few months after they give birth to a baby. Pregnancy is a life-changing process physically for women. The average woman gains 25-35 pounds during pregnancy, and it takes several months for her to lose that weight after giving birth. It’s also a life-changing emotional process emotionally for first-time mothers as they navigate motherhood.
Pregnancy can also have an effect on fathers. While NBA players may not have to miss time like Mystics Tayler Hill, Tianna Hawkins, and Bria Hartley did when they had children, it can affect things in other ways.