maternity

Shruti Dhumak navigated maternity leave amid Google’s AI industry shift and layoffs.She split her leave to maintain visibility and manage family support from India.Dhumak focused on self-improvement and open communication to regain her work efficiency.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shruti Dhumak, a cloud customer engineer in…

Tatiana Lopez’s newborn, Matteo, curled up in her arms. His tiny fingers clung to her T-shirt as she stood in her Flint, Michigan living room.The 39-year-old’s pregnancy and birth process had been stressful. She faced medical complications that left her hospitalized, and she was worried about how her family would…