Do male employees need to take paternity leave?

With the liberalization of the three-child policy, childbirth is also called a hot topic in society, and with it comes the issue of maternity leave for male employees. Many people are hesitant about whether to take paternity leave. It can be clearly said that male employees must take paternity leave, with the following advantages:

1. It is conducive to the delivery of pregnant women.

For women, the pain and fear of childbirth are enormous. This period is bound to be accompanied by great anxiety and psychological pressure. At this time, the husband's company, encouragement and comfort will undoubtedly give the parturient great confidence, so that she can quickly overcome psychological tension, thus alleviating pain, focusing on childbirth, shortening the labor process and improving the efficiency of natural childbirth.

Husband's company is conducive to childbirth

2, which reduces the probability of maternal suffering from postpartum depression

Paternity leave has different time and requirements according to the regulations of population and family planning in various provinces and cities, so the actual operation will be different, mainly because it is not in the labor law, so many people dare not or cannot take paternity leave because of problems in enterprises, but in fact, as long as conditions permit, This is because the man can take care of the mother when the woman is on maternity leave. As we all know, after pregnancy and postpartum, women are prone to postpartum depression due to hormonal changes and the influence of children. If the man takes care of and accompanies them, it can greatly alleviate the psychological and physical stress of women to a certain extent, thus reducing the probability of suffering from postpartum depression.

Reducing the probability of suffering from postpartum depression

Postpartum depression is very terrible, with depression, inability to control one's feelings, serious suicide, self-mutilation, injury to children, etc. As the father of the baby, his considerate companionship, relieving emotions, helping to take care of the children and sharing other housework can alleviate the physical and psychological fatigue and negative emotions of the mother, so it can be said that the state of the mother after delivery is the quality of her husband's companionship.

3, which is beneficial to the growth, development and health of newborns.

Babies are naturally dependent on their mothers, but for their fathers, the earlier they contact each other, the better. This is beyond doubt. After the child is born, the contact and communication between the father and the newborn can promote the baby's brain development, let the child adapt to the external environment as soon as possible, ensure their sense of security and life stability, and let the baby quickly enter a comfortable and stable state of breastfeeding.

It is conducive to the growth of newborns

In addition, the father's company in the fastest growing period of children can make their adaptability stronger, their intelligence and emotional intelligence develop better, and they are more brave, decisive and energetic.

4. Reduce the social discrimination against women's employment

As the undertaker of the hardest work in pregnancy, the pregnant woman adds more food to the family and gives birth to offspring, which seems to be understood by people. However, the whole society is not so friendly to women's employment, and it is often discriminatory. Before the second child was opened, it was best to recruit female employees to be married and have children. Now with the opening of the second child and third child policy, it has become a dislike for women. The implementation of paternity leave will, to a certain extent, reduce social discrimination against women's employment and better improve social stability.

having children is an obligation shared by both men and women. Male employees taking paternity leave is a variety of things to encourage men to participate more in the upbringing of future generations, help women leave home faster, return to society, create value, and promote gender equality and social unity.