We examine the impact of the introduction of paid maternity leave in Norway in 1977 on maternal health. Before the …-resource mothers and women who would have taken little unpaid leave in the absence of the reform. We also study the maternal health … policy reform, mothers were eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid leave. Mothers giving birth after July 1, 1977 were entitled to 4 …

-run delay in return to work, which might rationalize a negative causal health effect. Breaking down the results by mothers’ pre … duration from two to six months in 1979 and mothers' post-birth long-term sickness absence over a period of three decades after … childbirth. Using a regression discontinuity design, we first show that the leave extension caused mothers to significantly delay …

utilization by mothers allow for comprehensive measurement of changes in both direct health outcomes and utilization. Our main … additionally provide evidence that expanding leave reduced mothers' pain and health care utilization, however, these results are …We assess the impact of fully paid maternity leave on maternal health in the year after birth. We exploit a sudden …

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 …