2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background: Paid maternity leave (ML) has been associated with better
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health outcomes in mothers and new-borns. However, its protective role
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in mothers'' employment after childbirth remains unclear. Objective: To
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assess the association between paid ML and being employed 1-year after
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childbirth. Methods: As part of the INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA)
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cohort study, 507 Spanish women employed at 12th week of pregnancy, were
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asked about their employment status and job characteristics at 32nd week
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of pregnancy. One year after childbirth, they were re-interviewed about
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their employment status and if they had taken paid ML. Incidence of
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maternal employment 1-year after childbirth was estimated. Crude and
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adjusted associations with paid ML were assessed by logistic regression,
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and characterized by odds ratios (ORs) with associated 95\% CIs.
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Results: Information was obtained from 398 women. Of those, 290 (72.9\%)
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were employed 1-year after childbirth. Incidence of maternal employment
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was lower for those who: i) didn''t take paid ML, ii) were younger than
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27 years; iii) had temporary contract, iv) had part-time jobs, v)
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reported less-favoured familiar social class, and vi) left the job
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before 32 weeks of pregnancy. Being employed 1-year after childbirth was
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more common in those who took paid ML (OR 2.7, 95\% CI 1.6-4.5), also
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after adjusting for staying at work until advanced stages of pregnancy
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(OR 1.8, 95\% CI 1.0-3.1). Conclusions: Taking paid ML seems to be
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associated with higher maternal employment rates 1-year after
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childbirth. Therefore, our findings suggest that protection of maternity
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might positively influence women''s labour market participation after
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childbirth.'
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affiliation: 'Vargas-Prada, S (Corresponding Author), Mutua ASEPEYO, Direcc Prestac,
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C Via Augusta 18 Segunda Planta, Barcelona 08006, Spain.
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Vargas-Prada, Sergio, Mutua ASEPEYO, Direcc Prestac, C Via Augusta 18 Segunda Planta,
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Barcelona 08006, Spain.
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Garcia, Ana M.; Ronda, Elena; Benavides, Fernando G., Univ Pompeu Fabra, Ctr Res
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Occupat Hlth CiSAL, Barcelona, Spain.
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Garcia, Ana M.; Ronda, Elena; Estarlich, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran; Benavides, Fernando
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G., CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain.
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Garcia, Ana M., Univ Valencia, Dept Med Prevent \& Salud Publ, Valencia, Spain.
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Ronda, Elena, Univ Alicante, Area Med Prevent \& Salud Publ, Alicante, Spain.
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Estarlich, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran, Univ Valencia, Univ Jaume 1, FISABIO, Joint
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Res Unit Epidemiol \& Environm Hlth, Valencia, Spain.
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Benavides, Fernando G., Hosp Mar, Med Res Inst, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain.'
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author: Vargas-Prada, Sergio and Garcia, Ana M. and Ronda, Elena and Estarlich, Marisa
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and Ballester, Ferran and Benavides, Fernando G.
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author-email: s.vargasprada.f@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Vargas-Prada
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given: Sergio
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- family: Garcia
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given: Ana M.
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- family: Ronda
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given: Elena
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- family: Estarlich
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given: Marisa
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- family: Ballester
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given: Ferran
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- family: Benavides
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given: Fernando G.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.23749/mdl.v109i4.7226
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files: []
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issn: 0025-7818
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journal: MEDICINA DEL LAVORO
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keywords: Maternity leave; employment; return to work; labour-force participation
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keywords-plus: 'PARENTAL LEAVE; HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; INEQUALITIES; LENGTH; COUNTRIES;
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BENEFITS; POLICIES; IMPACT'
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language: English
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month: JUL-AUG
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '33'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ronda, Elena/0000-0003-1886-466X
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Vargas-Prada, S/0000-0002-0713-5392
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Garcia, Ana M/0000-0001-9429-289X'
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pages: 243-252
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papis_id: 4eb82d9c54ee2c3e9eac53148374ce17
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ref: Vargasprada2018influencepaid
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researcherid-numbers: 'Ronda, Elena/E-6956-2012
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Garcia, Ana M/C-6966-2009
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Vargas-Prada, S/I-3065-2014
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times-cited: '2'
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title: Influence of paid maternity leave on return to work after childbirth
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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:000443313200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '23'
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volume: '109'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2018'
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