Action 13Work toward establishing paid maternity leave for all employed mothers

Implementation StrategiesPotential Actors
 Add maternity leave to the categories of paid leave for federal civil servants.Federal government
State governments
 Develop and implement programs in states to establish a funding mechanism for paid maternity leave.State governments

From: Appendix 1, Actions to Improve Breastfeeding

Cover of The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding.
Office of the Surgeon General (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); Office on Women's Health (US).
Rockville (MD): Office of the Surgeon General (US); 2011.
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