The Urgency of Universal Paid Maternity Leave and Family Support Policies: The Role of Midwives as Agents of ChangeUNITED StatesCHARITABLE uses, trusts, & foundationsGOVERNMENT policy -- Law & legislationPARENTAL leaveOCCUPATIONAL rolesPATIENT advocacyFAMILY support...
(2015). Paid maternity leave and breastfeeding practice before and after California’s implementation of the nation’s first paid family leave program. Economics and Human Biology, 16, 45–59. Article PubMed Google Scholar Huerta, M. C., Adema, W., Baxter, J., Han, W. J., Lausten,...
I investigate the effects of California’s paid family leave (CA-PFL) program, the first state-mandated paid leave available to both mothers and fathe
Additionally, interpretation of the results is limited because the authors were unable to determine whether the women with access to paid maternity leave actually used their leave. It is possible that other factors, such as the perception of support in the workplace, may have played a role in ...
Maternal employment postpartum breastfeeding maternal separation anxiety maternity leave parental leave The increasing average maternal age at first birth in industrialised countries, combined with the growing proportion of first births to women aged over 30 years,1 has meant that most Australian women ha...
Maternity leave is usually defined as the time a mother takes off work for the birth or adoption of a child. Paternity leave is typically defined as the time a father takes off work. Many companies now offer what’s called parental or family leave, which, among other things, allows new...
Lauren Hoffmann returned to work in February, eight weeks after giving birth to her second son, Micah. Any longer would have been difficult for her family, as her job — like many others in the United States — doesn’t provide paid maternity leave.
leave for new parents, but fathers are generally considered secondary to mothers, Petts'research has found.Stigma for taking leave"We expect that fathers should be financial providers first, and so there is a stigma attached to valuing family over work by taking paternity leave," Petts said ...
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Paid family leave may mitigate stress and health challenges across the transition to parenthood. The current study examined whether paid paternity leave is associated with first-time parents’ trajectories of depression, stress, and sleep from the prenatal to postpartum periods. Expectant parents (72 ...