Increased Duration of Paid Maternity Leave Lowers Infant Mortality in Low- and MiddleIncome Countries: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Arjit Nandi () and Mohammad Hajizadeh

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Abstract: Maternity leave reduces neonatal and infant mortality rates in high-income countries. However, the impact of maternity leave on infant health has not been rigorously evaluated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this study, a difference-in-differences approach is used to evaluate whether paid maternity leave policies affect infant mortality in LMICs.

Keywords: low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); infant mortality; maternity leave; parents; women; live births; demographic; socioeconomic; nutritional; behavioral; fertility; and health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-04
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