In the UK, midwives and nurses provide lactation support in the very early postpartum period. Weekend working hours are more expensive for the National Health Service. Maternity wards tend to have lower capacity at weekends compared to during weekdays. They're more focused on aspects around delivery and ensuring that everything runs smoothly. The only difference is just the sort of lottery of birth due to that.
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