Length of maternity leave and health of mother and child – a review

Katharina Staehelin (), Paola Bertea and Elisabeth Stutz ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2007, vol. 52, issue 4, 202-209

Abstract: Longer maternity leaves are likely to produce health benefits. The new policy in Switzerland will probably improve the situation of those women, who previously were granted only minimal leave and/or mothers with additional social risk factors. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2007

Keywords: Maternity leave; Maternal health; Child health; Breastfeeding; Review; Switzerland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-5122-1

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