counties. Nonetheless, there are no consistent effects of obstetric unit closure on maternal and infant health in the full … is a more consistent pattern of negative effects of closure on infant health. Importantly, the adoption of scope … implications for narrowing racial/ethnic disparities in health in response to obstetric unit closures …

childbirth affects families' health and wellbeing. The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between family leave … length, which includes leave taking by mothers and fathers, and behavioral and physical health outcomes among new mothers …. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort, we examine measures of depression, overall health …

The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of the length of maternity leave on maternal health in a … sample of working mothers. Two measures of depression and a measure of overall health are used to represent maternal health … and mental health as measured by frequent outpatient visits during the first six months after childbirth …

infant health,' few health economics studies based in developed countries have considered breastfeeding as an important … health behavior that can be influenced by labor market decisions and by public policies. This study examines the effect of …

employment on family well-being, measured by maternal mental and overall health, parenting stress, and parenting quality. First … symptoms and self-reported parenting stress, and negatively associated with self-rated overall health among mothers. Compared … whole, we find only weak evidence that maternal work hours are associated with maternal health, and no evidence that …