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" When it comes to women and their decisions about motherhood, I usually keep my opinions to myself. But when I read on Jezebel that French Justice Minister Rachida Dati returned to work just five days (!) after giving birth via Caesarean section, I nearly dropped my coffee. The British press has jumped all over this story and are wagging their fingers at Dati. Some people are calling her a bad mom and a bad feminist (ouch). I wonder if someone who has had major surgery should go back to work in less than a week. I don&amp;#x27;t have kids (so I&amp;#x27;ve obviously never had a C-section), but I&amp;#x27;m going to take a wild guess and say that it takes a lot longer than that for your body to recover. But unfortunately for a lot of women in the U.S., paid maternity leave isn&amp;#x27;t an automatic right. So what&amp;#x27;s a mom to do in the scariest of economic times? I don&amp;#x27;t know what Dati&amp;#x27;s motivation was for going back to work so fast--maybe she genuinely loves her job and can juggle it all--but I don&amp;#x27;t think I&amp;#x27;d make the same decision. Would you? All you moms out there, please speak up! How much maternity leave should a woman take? Is five days enough? And how much time did you take? Don&amp;#x27;t forget! Sign up for Glamour&amp;#x27;s free (and easy!) Exactly What to Eat to Lose Weight plan. You&amp;#x27;ll get 30 days of healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks, so there&amp;#x27;s no guesswork. Plus, you&amp;#x27;ll automatically be entered to win a spa trip for two! Photo: Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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