SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2016
Maternity Leave Access and Health: A Systematic Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework Development.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Association between maternity leave policies and postpartum depression: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Pooled it
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- Impact of breastfeeding interventions among United States minority women on breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2021Pooled it
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- Association of Maternity Leave Characteristics and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Women in New York.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Examining the impact of a change in maternity leave policy in Canada on maternal mental health care visits to the physician.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Article
- Impact of Policy Changes and Program Support on Family Planning Goals among Plastic Surgery Trainees.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding among women employed in Mexico's informal sector: strategies to overcome key barriers.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- State paid family leave policies and breastfeeding duration: cross-sectional analysis of 2021 national immunization survey-child.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- A Study on User-Oriented Subjects of Child Abuse on Wikipedia: Temporal Analysis of Wikipedia History Versions and Traffic Data.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- New York State's Paid Family Leave Program is Associated with More Equitable and Increased Use of Paid Leave Following Childbirth.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Socio-economic inequalities in the effect of public policies and the COVID-19 pandemic on exclusive breastfeeding in Chile.Public health · 2023Article
- Evaluating the Effect of San Francisco's Paid Parental Leave Ordinance on Birth Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Early (years) reactions: comparative analysis of early childhood policies and programs during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2022Article
- From Requisite to Right: Assessing and Addressing Paid Maternity Leave in US Psychiatry Residency Programs.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding practices in Mexico: Results from the National Demographic Dynamic Survey 2006-2018.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Paid Parental Leave Access.Health equity · 2021Article
- Combining breastfeeding and work: findings from the Epifane population-based birth cohort.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
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Abstract
Background Maternity leave is integral to postpartum maternal and child health, providing necessary time to heal and bond following birth. However, the relationship between maternity leave and health outcomes has not been formally and comprehensively assessed to guide public health research and policy in this area. This review aims to address this gap by investigating both the correlates of maternity leave utilization in the US and the related health benefits for mother and child. Methods We searched the peer-reviewed scholarly literature using six databases for the years 1990 to early 2015 and identified 37 studies to be included in the review. We extracted key data for each of the included studies and assessed study quality using the "Weight of the Evidence" approach. Results The literature generally confirms a positive, though limited correlation between maternity leave coverage and utilization. Likewise, longer maternity leaves are associated with improved breastfeeding intentions and rates of initiation, duration and predominance as well as improved maternal mental health and early childhood outcomes. However, the literature points to important disparities in access to maternity leave that carry over into health outcomes, such as breastfeeding. Synthesis We present a conceptual framework synthesizing what is known to date related to maternity leave access and health outcomes.
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