We study the relationship between the length of maternity leave and the physical and psychological health of the family … compensation, we estimate the effect of the length of maternity leave on a range of health indicators including the number of … maternity leave matters for child or maternal health outcomes and thus we complement the existing evidence on maternity leave …

We study the relationship between the length of maternity leave and the physical and psychological health of the family … compensation, we estimate the effect of the length of maternity leave on a range of health indicators including the number of … maternity leave matters for child or maternal health outcomes and thus we complement the existing evidence on maternity leave …

-run delay in return to work, which might rationalize a negative causal health effect. Breaking down the results by mothers’ pre …-birth health status suggests that the higher incidence of long-term sickness absence among the treated may be explained by the fact … that the reform has facilitated re-entry of a negative health selection into the labor market. …

We use administrative tax data to analyze the cumulative, long-run effects of California's 2004 Paid Family Leave Act …

for these policies was to ensure the health of mothers and their newborn children. With increased female labor market … be beneficial for both maternal and child health and for mothers' labor market outcomes. Second, there appear to be … negligible benefits from a leave extending beyond six months in terms of health out-comes and children's long-run outcomes …

parental leave policies. Nearly all countries offer some forms of maternity and family leave programs for childbearing on a … countries and whether and how the policies affect women's labor market outcomes, their own and children's health, and child …