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. 2024 Nov 1;154(5):e2024068958.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068958.

Paid Family and Medical Leave: Policy Statement

Christiane E L Dammann  1 , Kimberly Montez  2 , Mala Mathur  3 , Sherri L Alderman  4 , Maya Bunik  5 ; COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS; COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD; SECTION ON BREASTFEEDING; SECTION ON NEONATAL PERINATAL MEDICINE
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Paid Family and Medical Leave: Policy Statement

Christiane E L Dammann et al. Pediatrics. .

Abstract

Paid family and medical leave (PFML) helps parents balance the competing obligations of work, personal illness, and family. PFML is needed when adding a new member of the family or when a family member or individual becomes acutely or chronically ill. The United States lacks universally available PFML, despite the benefits for child and family health and well-being. Universally available PFML is a key component of improving the health of children and families and is critically needed in the United States.

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