Family Leave after Childbirth and the Health of New Mothers

Chatterji, Pinka; Markowitz, Sara

doi:10.3386/w14156

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“…Provision of maternity leave has been shown to not necessarily correlate with utilization of maternity leave, which may corroborated in this study [2]. Because longer maternity leave may correlate with improvement in maternal mental health, it is in the interest of the orthopaedic community to weigh this benefit against the downside of taking time away from training [5].…”

Section: Reporting On Utilization Of Leavesupporting

confidence: 73%

What Provisions Do Orthopaedic Programs Make for Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave?

Weiss

Teuscher

2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Section: Reporting On Utilization Of Leavesupporting

confidence: 73%

What Provisions Do Orthopaedic Programs Make for Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave?

Weiss

Teuscher

2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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“…The studies included participants from Australia (Gartland et al, 2011;Whitehouse et al, 2013), Norway (Kiehl and White, 2003), Sweden (Kiehl and White, 2003), the USA (Chatterji and Markowitz, 2012;Kiehl and White, 2003;Schroeder, 2011), Canada (Baker and Milligan, 2008), and Lebanon (Saad e et al, 2010). The paid maternity leave allowances in each study setting are described in Table 1.…”

Section: Study Settings and Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Three studies were cross-sectional (Chatterji and Markowitz, 2012;Kiehl and White, 2003;Saad e et al, 2010), two were cohort (Gartland et al, 2011;Whitehouse et al, 2013) and two were repeated cross-sectional studies (Baker and Milligan, 2008;Schroeder, 2011), using random samples of the population at different time points to compare health outcomes before and after a maternity leave policy reform.…”

Section: Study Designsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The maternal health outcomes of paid maternity leave: A systematic review

Aitken

Garrett

Hewitt

et al. 2015

Social Science & Medicine

153

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Paid maternity leave has become a standard benefit in many countries throughout the world. Although maternal health has been central to the rationale for paid maternity leave, no review has specifically examined the effect of paid maternity leave on maternal health. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review of studies that examine the association between paid maternity leave and maternal health. We conducted a comprehensive search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Sociological Abstracts) and Google Scholar. We searched websites of relevant organisations, reference lists of key papers and journals, and citation indices for additional studies including those not in refereed journals. There were no language restrictions. Studies were included if they compared paid maternity leave versus no paid maternity leave, or different lengths of paid leave. Data were extracted and an assessment of bias was performed independently by authors. Seven studies were identified, with participants from Australia, Sweden, Norway, USA, Canada, and Lebanon. All studies used quantitative methodologies, including cohort, cross-sectional, and repeated cross-sectional designs. Outcomes included mental health and wellbeing, general health, physical wellbeing, and intimate partner violence. The four studies that examined leave at an individual level showed evidence of maternal health benefits, whereas the three studies conducting policy-level comparisons reported either no association or evidence of a negative association. The synthesis of the results suggested that paid maternity leave provided maternal health benefits, although this varied depending on the length of leave. This has important implications for public health and social policy. However, all studies were subject to confounding bias and many to reverse causation. Given the small number of studies and the methodological limitations of the evidence, longitudinal studies are needed to further clarify the effects of paid maternity leave on the health of mothers in paid employment.

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“…Nevertheless, it seems likely that these programs will be expanded, both within these states and to additional states, as research has increasingly shown that they provide health benefits for both mothers (Chatterji and Markowitz 2008) and infants (Berger, Hill, and Waldfogel 2005). However, their expansion might be delayed because of the existing patchwork of benefits provided by the US private sector, by far the largest provider of parental leave.…”

Section: Family Leave In Sweden and The United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%