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How API supports parents with -- and without -- access to parental leave API advocates knowledge and practices that value and maximize parental leave, recognizing parental presence with a child fosters early secure attachment and benefits families, businesses and societies.	Going back to work, but not the way I expected When I was pregnant with my first child, I was a social worker in the foster care system. I had recently earned my master's degree in clinical psychology and was on track to become a Marriage and Family Therapist.
Darcia Narvaez Takes on “Grit” Training for Babies API Board Member, Darcia Narvaez, issues a challenge with respect to society's fascination with "grit" as we dig into our AP Month 2015 discussion on "Parental Presence: Birthing Families, Strengthening Society."	Soldiers In Uniform Pose For Photo To 'Normalize Breastfeeding' "There were no lactation rooms or dedicated spaces for breastfeeding mothers when Tara Ruby was on active duty in the Air Force from 1997 to 2001. After her first son was born, Ruby remembers ducking into empty offices and bathrooms -- anywhere... read more
The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am "To produce breast milk, mothers melt their own body fat. Are you with me? We literally dissolve parts of ourselves, starting with gluteal-femoral fat, aka our butts, and turn it into liquid to feed our babies."	Overcoming the Breastfeeding Barriers Black Women Face "Black women are less likely to breastfeed their children than white women (although the gap may be narrowing). They often have an extra layer of the “booby traps” that make breastfeeding inconvenient, difficult, or impossible.
One-Quarter Of Mothers Return To Work Less Than 2 Weeks After Giving Birth "While high-end firms that employ the most well-educated and well-paid U.S.	Study finds home births save money and are safe "Planned home births attended by regulated midwives save our healthcare system money," said Patricia Janssen. "We're trying to produce the kind of data that will inform decision-making both at the policy level and at the individual level.
Creating secure attachments through parental leave Because of the overwhelming research, and our advocacy for infants and toddlers, Attachment Parenting International is in full support of strong parental leave policies, similar to those in many countries around the world.	He just wants to be held Julinda Adams reflects on API's blog how a stranger's comment in a grocery store helped calm her, as a new mother, and get her in touch with both her baby's emotional needs and her own instincts.

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