Working mothers and early childhood outcomes: Lessons from the Canadian National Longitudinal study on children and youth

Early Human Development

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Sherlock, R L ^a,b,c   Synnes, A R ^a,c   Koehoorn, M ^b  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood development; Maternity leave; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; TODDLER; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKING MOTHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; MOTOR SKILLS; PARENTAL LEAVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 41649096495     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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