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abstract: 'This paper investigates the health effects of the introduction of a near
universal paid parental leave (PPL) scheme in Australia, representing a
natural social policy experiment. Along with gender equity and workforce
engagement, a goal of the scheme (18 weeks leave at the minimum wage
rate) was to enhance the health and wellbeing of mothers and babies.
Although there is evidence that leave, especially paid leave, can
benefit mothers'' health post-partum, the potential health benefits of
implementing a nationwide scheme have rarely been investigated. The data
come from two cross-sectional surveys of mothers (matched on their
eligibility for paid parental leave), 2347 mother''s surveyed pre-PPL and
3268 post-PPL. We investigated the scheme''s health benefits for mothers,
and the extent this varied by pre-birth employment conditions and job
characteristics. Overall, we observed better mental and physical health
among mothers after the introduction of PPL, although the effects were
small. Post-PPL mothers on casual (insecure) contracts before birth had
significantly better mental health than their pre-PPL counterparts,
suggesting that the scheme delivered health benefits to mothers who were
relatively disadvantaged. However, mothers on permanent contracts and in
managerial or professional occupations also had significantly better
mental and physical health in the post-PPL group. These mothers were
more likely to combine the Government sponsored leave with additional,
paid, employer benefits, enabling a longer paid leave package
post-partum. Overall, the study provides evidence that introducing paid
maternity leave universally delivers health benefits to mothers. However
the modest 18 week PPL provision did little to redress health
inequalities. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Hewitt, B (Corresponding Author), Univ Melbourne, Sch Social \& Polit
Sci, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia.
Hewitt, Belinda, Univ Melbourne, Sch Social \& Polit Sci, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia.
Strazdins, Lyndall, Australian Natl Univ, Natl Ctr Epidemiol \& Populat Hlth, Canberra,
ACT, Australia.
Martin, Bill, Univ Queensland, Social Sci Res Inst, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.'
author: Hewitt, Belinda and Strazdins, Lyndall and Martin, Bill
author-email: belinda.hewitt@unimelb.edu.au
author_list:
- family: Hewitt
given: Belinda
- family: Strazdins
given: Lyndall
- family: Martin
given: Bill
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.022
files: []
issn: 0277-9536
journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE \& MEDICINE
keywords: 'Australia; Maternal leave; Maternal health and wellbeing; Work place
policy'
keywords-plus: 'MENTAL-HEALTH; CHILD-CARE; EMPLOYMENT; TIME; DEPRESSION; OUTCOMES;
QUALITY; FAMILY; COUNTRIES; POLICIES'
language: English
month: JUN
number-of-cited-references: '49'
orcid-numbers: Strazdins, Lyndall/0000-0001-5158-6855
pages: 97-105
papis_id: 298c678463abc7a7d30e55a0f083038d
ref: Hewitt2017benefitspaid
times-cited: '30'
title: 'The benefits of paid maternity leave for mothers'' post-partum health and
wellbeing: Evidence from an Australian evaluation'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000402215400012
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '32'
volume: '182'
web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Sciences,
Biomedical'
year: '2017'