Jessica Suotmaa is the School Editor at beijingkids and primarily writes about international education, Beijing schools, parenting, and cultural differences. She first moved to Beijing from Los Angeles, CA with her Chengdunese husband, Ray, in 2012. Since then, she’s bounced between Beijing and Los Angeles twice and taken (now) two maternity leaves where she retreated to her family home in Turku, Finland. Follow Jessica’s writing by visiting about.me/jessicasuotmaa

In Beijing, Mothers can get up to 218 Days of Maternity Leave, while Fathers get 15 Days of Paternity Leave
On Thursday, March 24, Beijing People’s Congress revised its regulation on family planning and announced…