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Some view that women should be given a year-long maternity leave with all the allowances, while others say such a provision might encourage great population growth and, therefore, it should be reduced to a couple of months. 

·         Discuss both the views to find out the substance behind them.

The provision for longer maternity leave has always invited differing views. For some people, it is worth it to offer a year-long paid leave; but for others, longer paid leave is detrimental on population grounds. Let me discuss these two views to see how well founded they are.

A year-long paid leave would do great favours for both the mothers and their babies. The thing is that successful mothering calls for greater peace of mind and genuine dedication. These two things will add on to the welfare of the baby. The constant presence of mother for a year will make the child healthy For instance, many studies have found that mothers who have been able to stay with their newborns are healthier and, so, more productive than others. Besides this, such lucky children are found to be making great differences in terms of nation building. How many nations, however, can afford to shoulder this financial burden is worth pondering over too. 

The detrimental effects, however, on population growth due to this are grave as well. It is a fact that, when mothering becomes much less expensive and more convenient, many couple would go complacent.  In some cases, the time gap between two children might come down too, thinking that the government would foot the bill. The other thing is that it is rather harder for any government to feed all the mothers for a year without getting any immediate returns. This burden would be further augmented by the additional population that might get generated out of this provision. Thinly populated nations may be able to shoulder this financial load. 

The discussion, in short, makes it very much clear that both the views hold enough water, and the first view, though a little ambitious for many governments, is futuristic. However, minimizing it to a couple of months is harmful for those serious mothers who wish their children to be hale and healthy.

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