Paid parental leave supports breastfeeding and mother-infant relationship: A prospective investigation of maternal postpartum employment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-256

  Cooklin, Amanda R ^a,b   Rowe, Heather J ^b,c   Fisher, Jane R W ^b,c  

^a PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Maternal employment; Maternal separation anxiety; Maternity leave; Parental leave; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTAL LEAVE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84862569629     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00846.x     Document Type: Review

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