The maternal health outcomes of paid maternity leave: A systematic review

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-41

  Aitken, Zoe ^a   Garrett, Cameryn C ^a   Hewitt, Belinda ^b   Keogh, Louise ^a   Hocking, Jane S ^a   Kavanagh, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Maternity leave; Mental health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CITATION ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; LEBANON; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNITY LEAVE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICY; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SWEDEN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; LEBANON; NORWAY; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; PARENTAL LEAVE; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84922424390     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.001     Document Type: Review

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