Mental health disorders during the post-partum period are a common morbidity, but parental
leave might help alleviate symptoms by preventing or reducing stress. We aim to summarise …

This article reviews the evidence on the impacts of paid family and medical leave (PFML)
policies on workers' health, family well-being, and employer outcomes. While an extensive …

Background Beyond the sweeping physiological effects of COVID-19 infections in 2020 and
2021, the psychosocial impacts of lockdowns, social distancing, and the associated …

Purpose: Severe racial inequities in maternal and infant health in the United States are
caused by the many forms of systemic racism. One manifestation of systemic racism that has …

The onset of the COVID19 pandemic in March 2020 disrupted the lives of millions of US
families, with rising unemployment and initial lockdowns forcing nationwide school and …

While workplace flexibility is perceived to be a key determinant of maternal labor supply,
less is known about fathers' demand for flexibility or about intra-household spillover effects …

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 …

One in five pregnant or postpartum people has a diagnosed mood or anxiety disorder, which
are the most common mental health illnesses that occur during the perinatal period …

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 …

The US is the only high-income country without a national paid family leave (PFL) policy.
While a handful of US states have implemented PFL policies in recent years, there are few …