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[ID] 466 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Other Areas: Breastfeeding mother [Comment] The US has the worst maternity leave in the WORLD. 12 weeks for a parent to stay home with their newborn? And I have to pay for my benefits! Luckily, I received short-term disability but still only received 60% of my pay. How about mirroring Canada's maternity leave policy? One year paid maternity leave with a guaranteed position when the mother returns. I could only afford to take six weeks off when both of my children were born. I wasn't even completely healed from having c-secitons both times. Mothers and/or fathers need to be home with their infants during the first year. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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