{"id":13227,"date":"2018-08-29T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/whiteboard-wednesday-why-employers-should-support-expecting-parents\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T03:52:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T07:52:51","slug":"whiteboard-wednesday-why-employers-should-support-expecting-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/whiteboard-wednesday-why-employers-should-support-expecting-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiteboard Wednesday: Why Employers Should Support Expecting Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Despite its broad impact, parenthood is not widely discussed or supported at work. 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