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[ID] 214 [Interest Areas] Other Areas: RN [Comment] We need support to have extended paid maternity leaves to increase success of long term breastfeeding and also optional non paid maternity leave. I was able to take an extra 3 months off work to be able to stay home with my son a full 6 months to establish breastfeeding and because of this I was able to breastfeed him an entire year without any supplementation of formula and I dont know if I would have been as successful if I would have had to go back to work sooner. the longer mom and baby can be together, the higher success rate for long term breastfeeding. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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