2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Infant mortality is an important indicator of a nation''s overall health
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and well-being because of its association with education, availability
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and accessibility of health services, and income inequality. In this
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paper, we examine the effect of job-protected paid parental leave on
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infant and post-neonatal mortality rates in 19 OECD countries from 1960
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to 2012. We utilize a generalized least squares model controlling for a
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host of variables traditionally examined in studies of infant mortality
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rates, as well as year fixed effects, country fixed effects, and country
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time trends. We find a statistically significant association between
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job-protected paid parental leave and a reduction in both infant
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mortality rates and post-neonatal mortality rates. The findings are
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particularly relevant for policymakers in the United States, the only
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industrialized democracy in the world that does not provide
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job-protected paid parental leave to working women and men.'
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affiliation: 'Patton, D (Corresponding Author), Univ Alabama, Polit Sci, Tuscaloosa,
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AL 35487 USA.
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Patton, Dana, Univ Alabama, Polit Sci, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA.
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Costich, Julia F., Kentucky Injury Prevent \& Res Ctr, Dept Hlth Serv Management,
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Lexington, KY USA.
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Costich, Julia F., Kentucky Injury Prevent \& Res Ctr, Lexington, KY USA.
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Lidstromer, Niklas, GlobeDoc GmbH, Zug, Switzerland.'
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author: Patton, Dana and Costich, Julia F. and Lidstromer, Niklas
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author-email: dana.patton@ua.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Patton
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given: Dana
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- family: Costich
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given: Julia F.
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- family: Lidstromer
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given: Niklas
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1002/wmh3.214
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files: []
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issn: 1948-4682
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journal: WORLD MEDICAL \& HEALTH POLICY
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keywords: paid parental leave; infant mortality rate; OECD countries
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keywords-plus: 'CHILD HEALTH; MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; POPULATION HEALTH; PROGRAMS; MODELS;
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CARE'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '36'
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orcid-numbers: Lidstromer, Niklas/0000-0003-2701-5029
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pages: 6-23
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papis_id: d81a5344358718cabe7a913c594a3965
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ref: Patton2017paidparental
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times-cited: '11'
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title: 'Paid Parental Leave Policies and Infant Mortality Rates in OECD Countries:
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Policy Implications for the United States'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000400653800002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '10'
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volume: '9'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2017'
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