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[ID] 498 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Researcher State or Local Government [Comment] When pregnant women begin a breastfeeding discussion, there is a huge disparity in response related to the support that woman will have following the birth of her child. I work with low income women. As a group, these women are less likely to initiate breastfeeding and half as likely to continue breastfeeding for 6 months because they will be returning to work shortly (often within two weeks of giving birth) and have zero support to help breastfeeding happen. Paid maternity leave would allow mothers to breastfeed and provide the optimal nutrition and nurturing babies need. Why is the US so backward on this???? [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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