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  • Title: Team promotes breastfeeding regulations. Federated States of Micronesia.
    Author: Pretrick EK.
    Journal: MCH News PAC; 1986; 2(3):3. PubMed ID: 12342066.
    Abstract:
    The majority of infant deaths in the Federated States of Micronesia can be directly related to the practice of bottle-feeding instead of breastfeeding. Numerous studies have indicated that infants most at risk of dying in the 1st year of life are those of working mothers, who do not have the opportunity to breastfeed their children. At a June 1986 Maternal-Child Health consultation, participants passed a series of resolutions aimed at emphasizing the importance of breastfeeding for healthy infant growth and development. A key resolution was that government employed women in Micronesia be granted 30 working days of paid maternity leave, after which time breastfeeding mothers be allowed 30 minutes of additional leave time each day for nursing the baby for a period of 1 year (or until the cessation of breastfeeding, if this comes 1st). It was further resolved that infant feeding bottles, nipples, and formula be supplied only with a physician's prescription.
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