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[ID] 1058 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Lactation Professional Public Health Worker State or Local Government Other Areas: Mother [Comment] This country is ridiculous in its lack of maternity and supportive family leave policies. Some employers use the excuse that a mother has a choice as to when she gets pregnant, so she doesn't deserve paid leave. That is just plaion discriminatory. Forget that staying at home longer makes for more stable families and society. It takes a woman's body almost a full two years to recover from one pregnancy. Studies also show that the longer a mother stays home, the more likely she is to be able to exlusively and successfully nurse. Many women are victims of the rush to get back to work; they feel as though they have a deadline to get it right by 6 weeks or they're done. This results many times is either ending nursing abruptly or prematurely once mom returns to the work force. Mothers, and especially mothers with small children, are going back to work en force. Mothers many times do not have the option of staying home with their children even for a short period of time because there is no icome coming into the house if they don't work. Providing for our children is nothing new, but having to choose between nurturing and nourishing your child in the healthiest way possible and keeping a roof over your head is not a choice any mom should have to make. A paid maternity policy for a minimum of three months postpartum would put us only the path to healthier moms, babies, and in turn, a healthier society. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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