New long-term disability claims resulting from pregnancy and childbirth increased sharply by 24 percent in 2012, according to a report released by the Council for Disability Awareness.
Women made up the majority of new claims, in part due to maternity claims.
Barry Lundquist, president of the CDA, described the trend as fairly noteworthy because of the significant spike, given the large data pool the survey includes.
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