March 1, 2012

You call that maternity leave?!?!

By alternahealthgrrrl

Holistic health starts with breastfeeding, bonding, new baby and mama care and recovery. So-called paid family leave policies in the US are downright pathetic. We can do better, right? Tell Congress to get real: Add your voice to the online petition on WorkingMother.com.

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About alternahealthgrrrl

I'm a writer, reporter and editor who has been on the health beat for over 10 years. I've worked on staff at Whole Living Magazine and More Magazine, where I conceived an investigative piece on unwarrented hysterectomies that earned a 2009 National Magazine Award nomination. Other publications I've worked at include Self, Vogue, and Lucky. View all posts by alternahealthgrrrl

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at 11:19 am and tagged with back to work post baby, breastfeeding, breastpump, childcare, Maternity leave, medela, natural childbirth, Natural moms, paid family leave, paternity leave, post pardum, PPD, pregnancy, sahm, shit natural moms say, sleep deprivation, working mothers, working parents in America and posted in holistic health, sexual health. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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