yes, roughly if you put all your medical, maternity, and FMLA all together it works to be about 6 months. (all unpaid w/the couple of exceptions that I noted)

The United States has notoriously horrible maternity leave compared w/other modern countries. Most women are expected to/have to work into the 9th month. I know women who worked up until days before they delivered and then often need to be back to work in 2 months. I took 4 months (16-17 wks) post birth with my first child, but only 10 weeks with my second because I already had a full time Nanny.