Maternity leave in America during a pandemic: The impact of leave on family wellbeing.
Jennifer M Schindler-RuwischTanika Eaves SimpsonPublished in: Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare (2021)
Maternity leave is linked with maternal mental and physical health, infant health and well-being, family functioning and financial security. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender and wage inequities in the workplace. The pandemic challenges policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to consider lessons learned regarding advancement of maternity leave policy that addresses realities facing 21st century families. A first step to redressing the negative impacts of COVID-19 that have disproportionately impacted women and mothers in particular, is to advance and implement policy that guarantees all mothers, regardless of employer or employment type, a minimum of 12-weeks fully paid maternity leave. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
Keyphrases
- mental health
- coronavirus disease
- public health
- sars cov
- healthcare
- primary care
- pregnancy outcomes
- health promotion
- mental illness
- pregnant women
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- birth weight
- skeletal muscle
- body mass index
- human health
- gestational age
- young adults
- insulin resistance
- risk assessment
- drug induced