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""Her work is a movement. It’s transformative.” - Misty Copeland, American ballet dancer No one told you that becoming a mother would also mean becoming your baby’s lawyer. This book makes sure you’re a damn good one. Give your child the gift of a mother who knows her rights. I'm an employment lawyer. I've spent 15 years fighting for women who've been pushed out, passed over, or punished at work for the audacity of having a baby. I've won millions for my clients. And I've learned something along the way: most mothers have no idea what they're legally entitled to. Not moms, not bosses, not HR, and honestly, not most lawyers either. This book fixes that. Inside Moms in Labor, you'll get: The actual laws that protect you (not the watered-down version in the handbook) Word-for-word scripts for every awkward conversation: announcing your pregnancy, requesting leave, negotiating accommodations, and handling ""that boss"" How to extend your leave, secure telework or flexibility, and keep your job and benefits intact The strategies I teach my clients to advocate like a lawyer, without the expense   Plus, the stories I've never told publicly, like the time I accidentally soaked a judge's sandwich in breastmilk during a jury trial. I share lessons from my own career, my trials, my losses, and the hundreds of mothers I've represented, so you can learn from what we went through without having to go through it yourself. When you announce your pregnancy at work, you're entering a negotiation. Your employer has an HR department, a legal team, and decades of corporate policy designed to protect their interests. Your baby has you. Just you. During the most vulnerable, exhausted, emotional chapter of your life, navigating the most important negotiation you've never been trained for. This book is the training. Your baby doesn't need a perfectly composed woman who quietly adjusts. Your baby needs a good lawyer.

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'Daphne Delvaux gives every mother the playbook she deserves. Just as Fair Play rebalanced the workload at home by teaching women how to advocate for themselves with their partners, this book empowers mothers to advocate for their rights at work with clarity, courage, and confidence. As a fellow attorney devoted to gender equity, Delvaux's work and my work are intertwined and complementary. Women will only be free when they master the art of advocacy at home and at work.' * Eve Rodsky, Author, Fair Play * 'It's quite simple: Every new mother needs this book. At a time when all you can think about is staying afloat, keeping your head (and your baby, and your job) above water, Daphne is here with a life raft saying hop in, friend, I've got you. And I do mean friend. Daphne isn't just a highly skilled attorney (the best of the best!). She is a story-telling visionary who makes you the main character, daring you to imagine a way forward in your career and giving you the tools you need to get there. We are all so susceptible to the myths of motherhood in America...that it's meant to be hard and that you have to earn the privilege of a comfortable existence. Daphne shows you how sustainable working motherhood is a human right. You deserve it. Here's how.' * Lauren Smith-Brody, Author and Founder of The Fifth Trimester * 'Moms in Labor is a lifeline. Daphne Delvaux's brilliant legal mind pulls back the curtain on how to approach motherhood in the workplace with a steady fierceness that every single mother needs. This book is real self-care and every pregnant and postpartum professional should have it in their hands before they walk into HR's office.' * Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD, Psychiatrist and Author of Real Self-Care *

'Daphne Delvaux gives every mother the playbook she deserves. Just as Fair Play rebalanced the workload at home by teaching women how to advocate for themselves with their partners, this book empowers mothers to advocate for their rights at work with clarity, courage, and confidence. As a fellow attorney devoted to gender equity, Delvaux's work and my work are intertwined and complementary. Women will only be free when they master the art of advocacy at home and at work.' * Eve Rodsky, Author, Fair Play * 'It's quite simple: Every new mother needs this book. At a time when all you can think about is staying afloat, keeping your head (and your baby, and your job) above water, Daphne is here with a life raft saying hop in, friend, I've got you. And I do mean friend. Daphne isn't just a highly skilled attorney (the best of the best!). She is a story-telling visionary who makes you the main character, daring you to imagine a way forward in your career and giving you the tools you need to get there. We are all so susceptible to the myths of motherhood in America...that it's meant to be hard and that you have to earn the privilege of a comfortable existence. Daphne shows you how sustainable working motherhood is a human right. You deserve it. Here's how.' * Lauren Smith-Brody, Author and Founder of The Fifth Trimester * 'Moms in Labor is a lifeline. Daphne Delvaux's brilliant legal mind pulls back the curtain on how to approach motherhood in the workplace with a steady fierceness that every single mother needs. This book is real self-care and every pregnant and postpartum professional should have it in their hands before they walk into HR's office.' * Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD, Psychiatrist and Author of Real Self-Care * Motherhood is work that often happens behind closed doors, without applause, without acknowledgment. And that's where we need support the most. Integrating motherhood and work is an act of advocacy, and like any practice, you need a coach. Daphne is that coach. When I read her work, I felt an immediate connection. Ballet taught me that visibility matters. My presence on stage tells young dancers that they belong. Daphne does the same for mothers. She makes us visible. She equips us to ask for what we need, to set boundaries, to pursue our careers and our families with confidence and without apology. Her work is a movement. It's transformative. * Misty Copeland, American ballet dancer *

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Daphne Delvaux, Esq. is an employment lawyer and trial attorney. She is the Founder of Delvaux Law, the nation’s first and only law firm devoted to mothers’ rights at work. She has been graced with the prestigious Outstanding Trial Lawyer award, elected by her peers. Daphne is also the creator of the Mamattorney, a platform on a mission to educate mothers on their rights at work and teach them how to advocate for their needs, including extended maternity leaves, financial benefits, telework, flexibility, more breaks, pumping protections, and more, all without sacrificing their career goals.

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