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March 24, 2020
by Patricia Tomasi

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Paid Family Leave Reduces Rates Of Infant Death And Postpartum Depression

March 24, 2020 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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Every industrialized country in the world has a maternity leave policy of 12 weeks or more, except the United States. Currently, women make up 47 per cent of the U.S. labor force. Despite that, only 16 per cent of employed Americans have access to paid parental leave. A new study published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry looked at the impact of paid maternity leave on the mental and physical health of mothers and children. [More]