Paid leave benefits among a national sample of working mothers with infants in the United States

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 286-295

  Shepherd Banigan, Megan ^a   Bell, Janice F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family health; Maternal employment; Socio demographic disparities; Workplace policies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PARENTAL LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892569846     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1264-3     Document Type: Article

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