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The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and short-term disability often work hand in hand. FMLA allows an employee to take up to 12 weeks off in a 12-month period due to specific medical reasons. The employee is not paid for this time unless accrued paid time off is used, such as sick or vacation pay. Short-term disability, on the other hand, pays a percentage of your regular salary while you are out.
I agree it is probably insurance policy specific, but my understanding is that the medical disability from a C-section is 8 weeks. Based on this, a federal employee can use 8 weeks of sick leave to be paid for FMLA or enter the leave donation program for recovery during this period (I realize this can differ among agencies, but this is the bare minimum agencies have to let you have).