Many Women Quit Breast-Feeding Early

Insufficient maternity leave poses a significant barrier, experts say

December 27, 2009 RSS Feed Print
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Guendelman said she would like physicians to advocate for extended postpartum maternity leaves for working women. "If you know you have some time off," she said, "you are more likely to establish breast-feeding in the first 30 days and not just give up so quickly."

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The National Women's Health Information Center has more on breast-feeding.

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