Maternity leave policies: Trade-offs between labour market demands and health benefits for children

doi:10.7249/RR1734

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DOI	10.7249/RR1734
报告编号	RR-1734-EC
	Maternity leave policies: Trade-offs between labour market demands and health benefits for children
	Lucy Strang; Miriam Broeks
	2016
出版年	2016
页数	21
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	Over recent years many European Union countries have made changes to the design of the maternity leave provision. These policy developments reflect calls for greater gender equality in the workforce and more equal share of childcare responsibilities. However, while research shows that long period of leave can have negative effects on women's labour market attachment and career advancements, early return to work can be seen as a factor preventing exclusive breastfeeding, and therefore, potentially having negative health impacts for babies. Indeed, the World Health Organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age to provide babies with the nutrition for healthy growth and brain development, protection from life-threatening ailments, obesity and non-communicable diseases such as asthma and diabetes. Therefore, labour market demands on women may be at odds with the health benefits for children gained by longer periods of maternity leave. The aim of this brief is to examine the relationship between leave provision and health benefits for children. We examine maternity and parental leave provision across European countries and its potential impact on the breastfeeding of very young babies (up to 6-months of age). We also consider economic factors of potential extension of maternity leave provision to 6 months, such as costs to businesses, effects on the female labour market attachment, and wider consequences (benefits and costs) for individuals, families, employers and the wider society.
英文关键词	Children Employment Legislation European Union Maternal Health Employment and Unemployment Children and Families Legislation Parenting
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4435
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lucy Strang,Miriam Broeks. Maternity leave policies: Trade-offs between labour market demands and health benefits for children:RAND Corporation,2016.