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Maternity protection policies and the enabling environment for breastfeeding in the Philippines: a qualitative study

Abstract Background The Philippines has enacted maternity protection policies, such as the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law and the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009, to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. This study aimed to review the content and implementation of maternity...

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Main Authors:	Cherry C. Maramag (Author), Jyn Allec R. Samaniego (Author), Mary Christine Castro (Author), Paul Zambrano (Author), Tuan T Nguyen (Author), Jennifer Cashin (Author), Janice Datu-Sanguyo (Author), Roger Mathisen (Author), Amy Weissman (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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