Longer Maternity Leave Equals More Likely to Breastfeed
Longer Maternity Leave Equals More Likely to Breastfeed
Women who take more than 13 weeks for maternity leave are more likely to breastfeed.
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" How much time a woman spends on maternity leave is related to how long she will -- feed. A new study of 6000 working mothers find women who took at least thirteen weeks of maternity leave had a -- breastfeeding initiation -- and were more likely to predominantly breast feed until their child with at least three month old. Women taking one to six weeks where the least likely to breast feed. Experts say if possible women should delay their return to work to help them breast feed for a longer period of time."
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