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ArticleSafety and health at work2020

Work Reentry After Childbirth: Predictors of Self-Rated Health in Month One Among a Sample of University Faculty and Staff.

Lynn Falletta, Stephanie Abbruzzese, Rebecca Fischbein, Robin Shura, Abbey Eng, Sonia Alemagno

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Article in Safety and health at work, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lynn FallettaKent State University, College of Public Health, Moulton Hall, 800 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH, 44242, USA.
Stephanie AbbruzzeseKent State University, College of Public Health, Moulton Hall, 800 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH, 44242, USA.
Rebecca FischbeinNortheast Ohio Medical University, Family and Community Medicine, 4209 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH, 44272, USA.
Robin ShuraKent State University at Stark, Department of Sociology, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH, 44720, USA.
Abbey EngKent State University, College of Public Health, Moulton Hall, 800 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH, 44242, USA.
Sonia AlemagnoKent State University, College of Public Health, Moulton Hall, 800 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH, 44242, USA.
Kent State University · USKent State University at Stark · USNortheast Ohio Medical University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChildbirth represents a significant transition for women, with physical and psychological sequelae. Reentry to the workplace during the postpartum period is understudied, with implications for maternal well-being and job-related outcomes. This study's aim was to examine selected pregnancy, childbirth, and return-to-work correlates of overall self-rated health within the first month of work reentry after maternity leave.

methodsBetween December 2016 and January 2017, we surveyed women employed at a large, public Midwestern university who had given birth in the past five years (N = 249) to examine self-rated overall health in the first month of work reentry. Using ordinal logistic regression, we examined whether physical or psychological health problems during pregnancy, childbirth complications, length of maternity leave, and depression and anxiety at work reentry were related to overall health.

resultsWomen who experienced depression (odds ratio [OR] = 0.096 [95% confidence interval {CI} = 0.019 to 0.483,

conclusionWomen who experience medical complications during pregnancy, return to the workplace too soon after birth, and experience mental health symptoms are vulnerable physically as they return to work.

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LeaveMaternityPostpartum depressionPostpartum periodReturn to work

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PMID32206370
PMCPMC7078554
OpenAlexW2998224308

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