virtually no effect. Mothers' work interruptions of up to two months before birth have a positive effect on birth outcomes …

The employment behavior of mothers is strongly influenced by labor market regulations and certain institutional …

examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following … the overall use of maternity leave, increasing it from around three to six or seven weeks for the typical new mother … weekly work hours of employed mothers of one-to-three year-old children by 6 to 9% and that their wage incomes may have risen …

the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity leave coverage. Effect heterogeneity is assessed by estimating ex … following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is … especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long pre-birth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the …

labor supply response to a paternal employment shock differs by eligibility to maternity employment protection. We exploit … time-state variation in the implementation of unpaid maternity leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the … US which increased employment protection from 0 to 12 weeks. We find that mothers eligible for FMLA speed up their return …

Labor market policies for expecting and new mothers emerged at the turn of the nineteenth century. The main motivation … for these policies was to ensure the health of mothers and their newborn children. With increased female labor market … gender equality. Proponents of extending parental leave rights for mothers in terms of duration, benefits, and job protection …

We study how childbirth increases the likelihood of young, working mothers to claim disability insurance and how … paternity leave. Our regression discontinuity difference-in-differences design shows that mothers with partners eligible for a …

physical postpartum health complications and improves her mental health. Our results suggest that mothers bear the burden from …

Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not … evidence-based. We evaluate a substantial maternity leave extension in Austria, which increased mandatory leave prior to birth …