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[ID] 708 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Other Areas: OB RN [Comment] I still am amazed that the USA would allow itself to be 4th worst in the WORLD at anything, but materity leave in the USA is just that. I think that this is really one of the biggest deterents to long term nursing. I have heard so many mothers say that they breastfed their children 2-6 weeks untill they were forced to go back to work because they couldn't afford not to. At 2 weeks post delivery a womans body is still recovering, and breastfeeding is still at it's most difficult stage, with both mother and baby learning how to make it work. Protecting a woman's job is not enough, what difference does it make if she can't afford to take the time off. We need paid maternity leave!!!! Beyond that our jobs need to be protected for longer than three months, I think in Canada they are protected for a year! Also men need paid paternity leave, women need their support and children and fathers need to bond, which would have the added benefit of lowering abuse rates. We need to get with the program and stop being the 4th worst country in the world where it comes to maternity leave. It's simply ridiculous not to. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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