Depends what you are defining a sick days. To me, a sick day means you have symptoms that you would exclude a child for having. Childbirth wouldn't fit my definition of a sick day. Annual leave/personal days, yes, those I agree could be taken but I think you'd be pushing it to use sick days. That said, I don't view sick days as something that should be used each year. They are there if I am actually sick (not my family, not for routine appointements). I guess it depends on what you define as a sick day.