Paid family leave boosted postpartum well-being, breastfeeding rates. Among those with Medicaid-covered deliveries, 32% had greater likelihood of breastfeeding at six months postpartum, 15% lower likelihood of having postpartum depression symptoms.
The U.S. remains one of the few countries without federally mandated paid parental leave, despite its major potential health benefits.A new Northwestern Medicine study has found postpartum individuals living in states with generous mandated paid fami
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Before COVID-19 wreaked havoc on mental health, there was already a surge of youth visits to emergency departments for suicidal thoughts between 2016 and 2019, the study says.