Why families need paid leave

I was 13 weeks pregnant with my first child when I felt a sharp, tearing pain in my groin. I didn’t know it then, but my pubic symphysis, the joint connecting the bones of the pelvis, was separating. I went from exercising daily to needing a crutch to walk. My husband half-carried me from bed, then squeezed my hips together to give me a few moments of relief.

I had read that an epidural during labor could lead to permanent damage for symphysis pubis dysfunction sufferers, because