Return to work, economic hardship, and women's postpartum health

Women and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 618-638

  Tucker, Jenna N ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^b   Leng, Iris ^b   Clinch, C Randall ^b   Arcury, Thomas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic hardship; Mental health; Physical health; Postpartum; Working mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; PARENTAL LEAVE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649379423     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2010.522468     Document Type: Article

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