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abstract: 'Objectives The United States is one of only three countries worldwide
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with no national policy guaranteeing paid leave to employed women who
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give birth. While maternity leave has been linked to improved maternal
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and child outcomes in international contexts, up-to-date research
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evidence in the U.S. context is needed to inform current policy debates
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on paid family leave. Methods Using data from Listening to Mothers III,
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a national survey of women ages 18-45 who gave birth in 2011-2012, we
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conducted multivariate logistic regression to predict the likelihood of
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outcomes related to infant health, maternal physical and mental health,
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and maternal health behaviors by the use and duration of paid maternity
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leave. Results Use of paid and unpaid leave varied significantly by
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race/ethnicity and household income. Women who took paid maternity leave
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experienced a 47\% decrease in the odds of re-hospitalizing their
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infants (95\% CI 0.3, 1.0) and a 51\% decrease in the odds of being
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re-hospitalized themselves (95\% CI 0.3, 0.9) at 21 months postpartum,
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compared to women taking unpaid or no leave. They also had 1.8 times the
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odds of doing well with exercise (95\% CI 1.1, 3.0) and stress
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management (95\% CI 1.1, 2.8), compared to women taking only unpaid
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leave. Conclusions for Practice Paid maternity leave significantly
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predicts lower odds of maternal and infant re-hospitalization and higher
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odds of doing well with exercise and stress management. Policies aimed
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at expanding access to paid maternity and family leave may contribute
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toward reducing socio-demographic disparities in paid leave use and its
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associated health benefits.'
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affiliation: 'Jou, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Minnesota, Div Hlth Policy \& Management,
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Sch Publ Hlth, 420 Delaware St SE,MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA.
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Jou, Judy; Kozhimannil, Katy B.; Abraham, Jean M.; Blewett, Lynn A., Univ Minnesota,
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Div Hlth Policy \& Management, Sch Publ Hlth, 420 Delaware St SE,MMC 729, Minneapolis,
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MN 55455 USA.
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McGovern, Patricia M., Univ Minnesota, Sch Publ Hlth, Div Environm Hlth Sci, Minneapolis,
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MN USA.'
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author: Jou, Judy and Kozhimannil, Katy B. and Abraham, Jean M. and Blewett, Lynn
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A. and McGovern, Patricia M.
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author-email: jouxx008@umn.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Jou
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given: Judy
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- family: Kozhimannil
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given: Katy B.
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- family: Abraham
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given: Jean M.
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- family: Blewett
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given: Lynn A.
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- family: McGovern
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given: Patricia M.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s10995-017-2393-x
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eissn: 1573-6628
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files: []
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issn: 1092-7875
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journal: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL
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keywords: 'Maternity leave; Family and Medical Leave Act; Maternal health; Infant
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health; Health behavior'
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keywords-plus: 'WORK-FAMILY POLICIES; PHYSICAL HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT;
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MOTHERS; OUTCOMES; COUNTRIES; DURATION; PRETERM; QUALITY'
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language: English
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month: FEB
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '39'
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orcid-numbers: Jou, Judy/0000-0003-2446-1744
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pages: 216-225
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papis_id: 4dc636751cc488c0f252f3d0eba13ad1
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ref: Jou2018paidmaternity
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times-cited: '76'
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title: 'Paid Maternity Leave in the United States: Associations with Maternal and
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Infant Health'
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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:000424701900008
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '35'
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volume: '22'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2018'
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