At present, the United States does not have a direct law relating to paternity leave; Paternity leave is a period of absence from work granted to a father on the occasion of the birth of his child. A newly released study in January shows that fathers who take leave of two weeks or more are more likely to become involved in child care-related activities. Therefore, fathers should be given paid paternity leave. In previous history, men always dominated in the field of work and women devoted themselves to private childcare or housekeeping. During World War II, women shouldered many responsibilities in caring for and caring for wounded soldiers. This opened the door to the idea of ​​women getting jobs and then being the ones to leave to take care of the children. Originally, in 1984, the Women's Legal Defense Fund wrote the bill that later became the Family and Medical Leave Act (History of FMLA). The law states: Any eligible employee of a covered employer may take unpaid leave to protect his or her job for up to twelve work weeks. Then numerous vetoes and arguments later, the FMLA was adopted in 1991 and 1992 by President Clinton (National Partnership). It was created for women to regain health after childbirth and get a stable schedule for the baby. But even with the meaning "Family", this can also apply to fathers and more fathers wanting to be involved with their children, but it does not reassure the man about his work. Statistically, few fathers have taken full FMLA leave, or even well past a week's leave. On average, men take about five sick or vacation days by negotiating directly with their boss (James Levine). It's rare to find someone who... middle of paper... takes a month off before having the baby and this showed there was a 73% lower chance of having a cesarean section. It works better for the mother if she doesn't have a C-section, so the hospital stay is shorter and takes less recovery time. Women who take maternity leave have also been shown to have fewer birth complications and problems (Med Page Today). This is very affected by stress and having more maternity leave time can help reduce stress. Although ultimately it would be more efficient for men to get paid paternity leave since mothers already have it. Finally, having the father at home during the first weeks of a child's life can really make a drastic difference for the mother. , home, family and health. Conclude that fathers should receive paid paternity leave in the event of the birth or adoption of a new child.