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The Republican Party has fought tooth-and-nail against neonatal care, subsidized child care and guaranteed maternity leave, policies embedded in law in most developed countries.

And a reunion won’t happen anytime soon since Swanson remains out on a “personal break” and Wilson is on maternity leave.

She alleged she was excluded from a promotion opportunity during her maternity leave, while instead the firm promoted the person who had covered her absence.

It has also just introduced paid maternity leave for the first time.

Analysis published last month by the charity estimates that up to 74,000 women a year lose their jobs after getting pregnant or while on maternity leave – up by more than a third since 2016.