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In many countries, women are allowed to take maternity leave from their jobs during the first months after the birth of their babies. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

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In some countries,
women
 are granted maternity leave from their workplace during the initial first
months
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post
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child
 .
This
 essay agrees that the advantages
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 doing so outweigh the disadvantages.
This
 is because the opportunity to opt for leave
post
child
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childbirth
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birth
 offers the
women
 the needed rest to recover physically and
also
 overcome mental health issues
such
 as depression. A
woman
 carries a
child
 in her womb for 9 months during
pregnancy
.
At
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this
 period , a
woman
's body undergoes several changes .
For
instance
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 doctors around the world recommend
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woman
to
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take appropriate nutrition and sleep after giving
birth
, as it is only natural that the female body would start to return to
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pregnancy
 conditions. For which getting adequate rest is essential which is
difficut
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difficult
 to achieve performing office work.
Therefore
, obtaining complete rest from
office
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 is highly
effictive
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effective
 in
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birth
 physical healing amongst
women
. Pre and
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pregnancy
 involves many hormonal fluctuations in
women
 which
effects
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 their mental well-being.
For example
, several medical records suggest that most
women
 undergo depression
post
child
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childbirth
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birth
effecting
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 the mother and
new born
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 relations.
Thus
, having the provision to take leave
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pregnancy
 would enable the
woman
 to have
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sufficient space and time to connect with their
child
 and
develope
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develop
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 requirements apart from working on improving her own mental issues. In conclusion,
women
 who are allowed leave
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child
birth
 mainly the first few months can utilize the leave period to heal physically and mentally.
Hence
, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages in
this
 case.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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