California's paid family leave law improves maternal psychological health

Elizabeth L. Doran, Ann P. Bartel, Christopher Ruhm and Jane Waldfogel

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 256, issue C

Abstract: To study the effect of California's first in the nation paid family leave policy on maternal postpartum psychological distress for women overall and for disadvantaged groups.

Keywords: California; Paid family leave; Mental health; Maternal health; Postpartum psychological distress; Public policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113003

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