Family leave after childbirth and the mental health of new mothers

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-76

  Chatterji, Pinka ^a,b   Markowitz, Sara ^b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PUERPERIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTHERS; PARENTAL LEAVE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862492338     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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