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[ID] 1176 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] If the government is serious about encouraging mothers to breast feed longer than 12 weeks a government sponsored paid maternity leave needs to be put in place. I am currently visiting Sweden were mothers are given a year-long paid (~80% of their salary) maternity leave. Here is Sweden their rates of exclusive breast feeding at 6 months exceeds 70% (I believe). When I speak with mothers in Sweden they wonder how women continue to breast feed if they are expected to return to work after 12 weeks. And that I believe is the biggest barrier to extended breast feeding in America. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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