1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 210 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] If we truly want to improve the health of mothers and babies and improve our breastfeeding rates, we are in desperate need of paid maternity leave in this country. A large portion of mothers do not qualify for even the unpaid leave the FMLA provides even if they could afford to take that time off with out pay and the traditional six weeks leave rarely gives time to establish breastfeeding. Pumping is not really a good substitute that early for a variety of reasons, not the leave of with is that employers are not supportive. The long term benefits of breastfeeding are well established, despite recent editorials, for both child and mother yet as a culture we've done everything we can to discourage it. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
Topic