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Obama plan puts families at center of economic recovery

Obama’s transition website features a family issues page with policy proposals that will boost family economic security here in Washington and across the nation. Among many other important changes to support working families, Obama proposes to:

Maternity leave promotes better health for mom and baby

Taking a leave of absence before childbirth sharply lowers the rate of Caesarean section deliveries, according to new research from UC Berkeley. Women who took a break from work after their 35th week of pregnancy were four times less likely to require the costly surgery, compared with women who worked almost up to their deliveryContinue reading “Maternity leave promotes better health for mom and baby”

Update: Valuing families during the recession

As previously posted on Washington Policy Watch, “The Washington State Family Leave Coalition has joined the Multi-State Working Families Consortium and dozens of organizations from around the country in calling on Congress and the Obama administration to insure that economic stimulus and recovery packages help build up America’s working families.” Here is an updated listContinue reading “Update: Valuing families during the recession”