abstract: 'The United States is the only high-income country that does not have a

  national policy mandating paid leave to working women who give birth.

  Increased rates of maternal employment post-birth call for greater

  understanding of the effects of family leave on infant development. This

  study examined the links between paid leave and toddler language,

  cognitive, and socioemotional outcomes (24-36 months; N = 328). Results

  indicate that paid leave was associated with better language outcomes,

  regardless of socioeconomic status. Additionally, paid leave was

  correlated with fewer infant behavior problems for mothers with lower

  levels of educational attainment. Expanding access to policies that

  support families in need, like paid family leave, may aid in reducing

  socioeconomic disparities in infant development.'
affiliation: 'Brito, NH (Corresponding Author), NYU, Kimball Hall 407W,246 Greene
  St, New York, NY 10003 USA.

  Kozak, Karina; Greaves, Ashley; Brito, Natalie Hiromi, NYU, Dept Appl Psychol, New
  York, NY 10003 USA.

  Waldfogel, Jane, Columbia Univ, Sch Social Work, New York, NY USA.

  Angal, Jyoti; Elliott, Amy J., Avera Res Inst, Ctr Pediat \& Community Res, Sioux
  Falls, SD USA.

  Angal, Jyoti; Elliott, Amy J., Univ South Dakota, Dept Pediat, Sch Med, Sioux Falls,
  SD USA.

  Fifier, William P., Columbia Univ, Dept Pediat, Med Ctr, New York, NY 10027 USA.

  Fifier, William P., New York State Psychiat Inst \& Hosp, Div Dev Neurosci, New
  York, NY 10032 USA.

  Fifier, William P., Columbia Univ, Dept Psychiat, Med Ctr, New York, NY USA.'
author: Kozak, Karina and Greaves, Ashley and Waldfogel, Jane and Angal, Jyoti and
  Elliott, Amy J. and Fifier, William P. and Brito, Natalie Hiromi
author-email: natalie.brito@nyu.edu
author_list:
- family: Kozak
  given: Karina
- family: Greaves
  given: Ashley
- family: Waldfogel
  given: Jane
- family: Angal
  given: Jyoti
- family: Elliott
  given: Amy J.
- family: Fifier
  given: William P.
- family: Brito
  given: Natalie Hiromi
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/infa.12399
earlyaccessdate: MAR 2021
eissn: 1532-7078
files: []
issn: 1525-0008
journal: INFANCY
language: English
month: JUL
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '63'
orcid-numbers: Elliott, Amy/0000-0003-0608-8931
pages: 536-550
papis_id: 949350d16b21678226917160061075ca
ref: Kozak2021paidmaternal
times-cited: '12'
title: Paid maternal leave is associated with better language and socioemotional outcomes
  during toddlerhood
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000631551200001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '3'
volume: '26'
web-of-science-categories: Psychology, Developmental
year: '2021'