I just caught this on salon.com this morning - a new study shows that
extending PAID maternity leave reduces infant mortality significantly. The
authors cite longer breastfeeding duration as one of the probable factors.

<http://www.res.org.uk/society/mediabriefings/pdfs/2005/feb05/maternity%
20leave%20overview.asp>

or <http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/03/16/maternity_leave/index.html>

for the story.

Kirsten Berggren, PhD
soon-to-be WIC breastfeeding promotion contractor for Vermont!

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