Corporate push to provide paid parental leave after stillbirth
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Six months into her pregnancy, Jacqui Bruyn was devastated to learn her baby’s heart had stopped beating.
It was a Sunday night when doctors confirmed her worst fears and told her she would have to give birth the following day when she was induced into labour.
“It was an extremely traumatic experience,” she said.
Jacqui Bruyn with her husband Trent Clark and son Wyatt Clark.
Credit:Rhett Wyman
Ms Bruyn, 36, who works as a legal counsel for Infigen Energy, a renewable energy company, said her employer gave her paid parental leave to help her recover physically and emotionally.
Corporate push to provide paid parental leave after stillbirth
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Corporate push to provide paid parental leave for stillbirth
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The athlete added: What she does for our family, I can never thank her enough in return, really.
The couple lost Leo at 34 weeks, after scans revealed the baby had no heartbeat.
Praise: My wife is unbelievable. We lost our first child Leo and she s the most courageous and brave person I ve come across in my time, the Adelaide Crows captain told the publication
At the time, Rory announced the tragedy on his Instagram, sharing a photo of their son s hand. Last week we said goodbye to our beautiful little man. Leo Rory Sloane was born into the world still, but perfect, he wrote.