Analysis of current maternity leave policies for doctors in training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Hoffman ◽  
Judy Mullan ◽  
Andrew Bonney
Keyword(s):  
Maternity Leave

Explaining New Patterns in Family Leave Policies in Latin America: Competing Visions and Facilitating Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-121
Author(s):  
Marisa Hawley ◽  
Matthew E. Carnes
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Family Leave ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Paternity Leave ◽  
Original Dataset ◽  
The Family ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Family Leave Policies

ABSTRACTRecent years have seen the rapid passage and modification of family leave policies in Latin America, a surprising trend, given the region’s historically conservative gender norms. This article argues that the rise of new paternity leave policies—as well as the modifications to longer-standing maternity leave policies—reflects contending visions of gender and the family, mediated by the institutions and actors that populate the region’s political landscape. Using an original dataset of family policy measures, this article finds that the factors facilitating the adoption of new, vanguard policies, such as paternity leave, function in ways different from those that shape the expansion of longer-standing policies, including maternity leave.

scholarly journals How do breastfeeding workplace interventions work?: a realist review

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Litwan ◽  
Victoria Tran ◽  
Kate Nyhan ◽  
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Environment Change ◽  
Workplace Interventions ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Abstract Background Women are representing an increasing share of the labor force, thus, raising the need to accommodate breastfeeding working mothers at the workplace. While there is an emerging body of evidence supporting the positive influence of workplace lactation programs on breastfeeding outcomes, there is a lack of literature on the mechanisms underlying those interventions. Aims of this realist review were three-fold: to uncover underlying mechanisms, determine who benefits the most from such interventions and important contextual factors influencing uptake. Methods Purposive bibliographic searches on Medline, Web of Science Core Collection, CINAHL, Global Health, LILACS, Global Index Medicus, Business Source Complete, Proquest Dissertations and Theses and Open Access Theses and Dissertations were conducted to identify relevant publications. Included publications (qualitative and quantitative) described interventions aiming to improve the breastfeeding behavior of working mothers, that were initiated by the employer, reported on breastfeeding outcomes and had a clearly defined workplace. Publications only focusing on maternity leave or that were not published in English, Spanish, Portuguese or German were excluded. A realist approach was followed to identify how workplace interventions work, who benefits the most and the important contextual factors. Results The bibliographic search yielded a total of 4985 possible publications of which 37 publications were included in the realist analysis. Effective workplace breastfeeding interventions activate three mechanisms: 1) awareness of the intervention, 2) changes in workplace culture, manager/supervisor support, co-worker support and physical environments, and 3) provision of time. Contextual factors such as the distance between the workplace and the infant and the type of workplace may influence the degree of activation of the underlying mechanisms for programs to positively impact breastfeeding outcomes. Conclusions In order to be effective, workplace breastfeeding interventions need to: raise awareness of the intervention(s) available among working mothers as well as their work environment, change the workplace culture, foster manager/supervisor support and co-workers support, provide enough time and adequate space and facilities for women to breastfeed or express breastmilk during the workday.

scholarly journals The Women's Hospital: the birth of the first gender hospital in Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Cavazzana ◽  
M Errico ◽  
A Gimigliano ◽  
R Anniverno ◽  
L Bernardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Gender Medicine ◽  
Disease Epidemiology ◽  
Developmental Age ◽  
Internal Medicine Unit

Abstract Issue Many diseases show differences in incidence, symptoms, and severity between men and women, combined with a different response to therapies. There are some international experiences of health policies about Gender Medicine, but the practical realizations are few and, for the female sex, usually focused only on fertile age. Description of the problem A Milan hospital (ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco) decided to dedicate one of its sites, with gynecological and pediatric vocation but also with an Internal Medicine Unit in within, entirely to women's health. The focus of this site is a holistic approach to women's health needs, both physiologic and pathologic. Realized without additional institutional funds, this project was designed between June and October 2019, started in December 2019 and is still ongoing. Results One of the first actions taken was to admit only women in the Internal Medicine Unit. The Unit is now entirely focused on dealing with most frequent female pathologies, in particular on autoimmune, vascular, endocrinology and nephrology conditions. The Mental Health Unit, already specialized in supporting pregnancy and new mothers, is going to activate a “Mother-Baby Unit” to support potential hospitalization issues. Among its major aims, the Occupational Medicine Unit supports female workers in managing maternity leave. New outpatient clinical paths have been planned to strengthen key moments of women's life: developmental age, fertile age, menopause, and senescence. Based on multi-professional teams, these programs are targeted toward age-specific needs and combine knowledge of disease epidemiology with sociological needs. To better face emerging issues, a path is activated for each area every month. Conclusions The birth of the first Italian hospital entirely dedicated to Gender Medicine allows care of women's health on a holistic perspective. This is, indeed, a key step in the general appraisal of Gender Medicine at the national and international levels. Key messages A gender hospital with a holistic approach to women’s health needs, both physiologic and pathologic, was borne in Milan. Integrated clinical paths have been activated to assist women in the key moments of their life (developmental age, fertile age, menopause, and senescence).

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