Mothers Living In States With Generous Mandated Paid Family And Medical Leave Less Likely To Experience Postpartum Depression, Study Finds

HealthDay (11/16, Thompson) reports, “New mothers living in states with generous mandated paid family and medical leave are less likely to experience postpartum depression, a…study indicates.” In the study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, researchers found “women living in the eight states with the most generous paid family leave had a 9% greater chance of breastfeeding at six months postpartum, compared to the 26 states with little to no paid leave.”

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— “Paid Family Leave May Lower Odds for Postpartum Depression,”Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, November 16, 2023

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