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

BACKGROUND: 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, we utilized a difference-in-differences approach to...

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Autores principales: Nandi, Arijit, Hajizadeh, Mohammad, Harper, Sam, Koski, Alissa, Strumpf, Erin C., Heymann, Jody
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4811564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27022926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001985

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4811564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27022926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001985

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