Legal Question in Administrative Law in California

Re: disability or unemployment?

Inability to walk is an unusual and kind of scary complication to a pregnancy. Most normal pregnancies do not entail difficulty in walking. I am not any expert on medical aspects of pregnancy, but as a lawyer, I can see possible problems for you in relying upon pregnancy-plus-walking problems unless your doctor can explain what is special in your pregnancy. You didn't say anything about what medical insurance you have, either through the soon-to-terminate employment or separately; I don't think a useful answer is possible without knowing this. Perhaps you can get a better LawGuru answer by re-asking your question under an employment law heading and including some details about your insurance situation and why your pregnancy seems to be particularly difficult in this mobility aspect. I wish you good luck, and am sorry to hear about this.

Re: disability or unemployment?

Simply put, unemployment is more money and less hassle than disability.

If you had health insurance through your job, ask about COBRA coverage. If not, and you don't have a spouse with health insurance, there is a state program called Healthy Families that will provide health insurance to you and your baby at reduced rates.

There is also a program called WIC that gives pregnant women vast amounts of milk, cheese, and cereal for free with very few strings attached.

If the baby's father is not providing you with money or health insurance, contact the county about starting a child support case, and also about other programs such as TANF and food stamps.