Childcare disruptions and maternal health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Colleen L MacCallum-Bridges,
Lindsay K Admon,
Jamie R Daw
Abstract:During the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all US states enacted stay-at-home orders, upending usual childcare arrangements and providing a unique opportunity to study the association between childcare disruptions and maternal health. Using data from the 2021–2022 National Survey of Children's Health, we estimated the association between childcare disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and self-reported mental and physical health among female parents of young children (ages 0–5 years). Further, we assessed racial,… Show more
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