The birth of a child qualifies for FMLA leave, and a mother may use FMLA time off for prenatal care or continuing care once the child is born. A father may also use FMLA leave to care for a newborn child, or to provide care for his incapacitated spouse due to the pregnancy or child birth.
For the 2008 documentary film by this name, see Standard Operating Procedure (film) . The term standard operating procedure, or SOP, is used in a variety of different contexts, including healthcare, aviation, engineering, education, industry, and military.he U.S. military sometimes uses the term Standing â rather than Standard â Operating Procedure, because a military SOP refers to a unit's unique procedures, which are not necessarily standard to another unit.
1. A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something: standard procedure. 2. a. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end: a medical procedure; evacuation procedures. b. Computers A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.3.rocedure. n. 1. a way of acting or progressing in a course of action, esp an established method. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the established mode or form of conducting the business of a legislature, the enforcement of a legal right, etc.