Parental leave would cause a boom in breastfeeding

"Only 12 percent of U.S. firms offer paid maternity leave, while a national parental leave policy would likely require businesses to give new mothers six weeks of paid time off. Research has shown that paid maternity leave can increase the rate of mothers who attempt breastfeeding by as much as 18 percent. Lack of widespread parental leave also may explain why less than a quarter of working mothers are still breastfeeding after six months."