Activists, leaders push to give paid maternity leave to moms who experience stillbirth

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Activists, leaders push to give paid maternity leave to moms who experience stillbirth
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The nation and states often exclude women who have stillbirths from paid leave.

Cassidy Perrone said that the day she learned that her unborn daughter would be stillborn was one of the most heart-wrenching moments in her life, and even more difficult was delivering Olivia after 37 weeks of pregnancy.

MORE: Idaho woman shares 19-day miscarriage on TikTok, says state's abortion laws prevented her from getting care Dr. Joanne Stone, the chair of Mount Sinai Hospital's OBGYN department and the head of the hospital's clinic for women with a history of stillbirth, told ABC News Live that many of the common causes of stillbirth often don't appear until late in pregnancy such as placental abruptions.

New York State Sen. Tim Kennedy, whose daughter died four minutes after she was born, introduced a bill in 2021 that would close the loophole.It was passed in the state Senate in 2022 and again during this year's session but is still awaiting a vote in the New York State Assembly.

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