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Taking care of a newborn child is a “full-time job,” said a women’s health professional.

“Coupling that with returning to work could be really difficult for some people to do,” said Usha Ranji, associate director of KFF’s Women’s Health Policy Program. “Getting work done while you’re caring for anything is difficult.”

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, on Tuesday, announced a “Family First Workplace” policy that would allow some state employees to bring their infants to work until they are six months old.

The program will start in the governor’s office, Indiana Department of Health and the State Personnel Department, according to a Tuesday news release, and state government officials believe it can generate higher morale, increase job satisfaction and

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