I am due to give birth at the end of Jan. My DH has been authorised Paternity leave at work and there is no issue there. My confusion is how do we plan for the birth? If I went into labour while he was at work then can he leave work to come with me? Paternity leave doesn't start until the baby is actually born so what do people do about time in labour. He has some holiday left and he would like to take it over Christmas but I think he should save it or if he takes it can he just take unpaid leave? (I would rather he didn't as we need the money)Can his boss refuse him unpaid leave? I had my last baby over ten years ago and feel like I am doing this all for the first time.