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Benefits of Parent-friendly policies
In UAE today, a significant proportion of the population are stressed and struggle to spend time with their families due to their work.
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Improves mother-child interactions

Research has shown that when mothers are supported in the workplace to nurse their babies, their infants have lower rates of acute infant, chronic illnesses and the likelihood to have a variety of infections decreases. Moreover, mothers who breastfeed for 12 months experience a reduced incidence of Type 2 diabetes and lifetime risk of breast cancer.

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