Maternal employment, breastfeeding, and health: Evidence from maternity leave mandates
Maternal employment, breastfeeding, and health: Evidence from maternity leave mandates
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.02.006
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发表时间：
2008-07-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Milligan, Kevin
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作者：
Baker, Michael;Milligan, Kevin
世界各地的公共卫生机构重新努力增加母乳喂养的发生率和持续时间。产假规定是一项有助于实现这些目标的经济政策。我们研究了它们的功效，重点关注加拿大产假规定的显著增加。我们发现，母亲在分娩后离开工作岗位的时间和达到关键母乳喂养持续时间阈值的时间大幅增加。我们还研究了改革对数据中捕获的妇幼健康自我报告指标的影响。对于大多数指标，我们没有发现任何影响。(c) 2008 Elsevier B.V.版权所有
Public health agencies around the world have renewed efforts to increase the incidence and duration of breastfeeding. Maternity leave mandates present an economic policy that could help achieve these goals. We study their efficacy, focusing on a significant increase in maternity leave mandates in Canada. We find very large increases in mothers' time away from work post-birth and in the attainment of critical breastfeeding duration thresholds. We also look for impacts of the reform on self-reported indicators of maternal and child health captured in our data. For most indicators we find no effect. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.