scholarly journals Does the Length of Maternity Leave Affect Maternal Health?

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinka Chatterji ◽  
Sara Markowitz
Author(s):  
Aline Butikofer ◽  
Julie Riise ◽  
Meghan Skira

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Bütikofer ◽  
Julie Riise ◽  
Meghan M. Skira

We examine the impact of the introduction of paid maternity leave in Norway in 1977 on maternal health in the medium and long term. Using administrative data combined with survey data on the health of women around age 40, we find the reform improved a range of maternal health outcomes, including BMI, blood pressure, pain, and mental health. The reform also increased health-promoting behaviors, such as exercise and not smoking. The effects were larger for first-time and low-resource mothers and women who would have taken little unpaid leave in the absence of the reform. (JEL I12, J13, J16, J32)


2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinka Chatterji ◽  
Sara Markowitz

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-41
Author(s):  
Pinka Chatterji ◽  
Sara Markowitz

2015 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Aitken ◽  
Cameryn C. Garrett ◽  
Belinda Hewitt ◽  
Louise Keogh ◽  
Jane S. Hocking ◽  
...  

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Zuckerman ◽  
◽  
Ralph Hingson ◽  
Deborah Frank ◽  
Hortensia Amaro

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