Implication of Natal Care and Maternity Leave on Child Morbidity: Evidence from Ghana

Danny Turkson and Joy Kafui Ahiabor

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Abstract: Failure to receive post-natal care within first week of delivery causes a 3% increase in the possibility of Acute Respiratory Infection in children under five. Mothers with unpaid maternity leave put their children at a risk of 3.9% increase in the possibility of ARI compared to those with paid maternity leave.

Date: 2020-08
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Published in Global Journal of Health Science, 12(9) (2020)

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