Paid Family and Medical Leave: Policy Statement
Paid family and medical leave (PFML) helps parents balance the competing obligations of work, personal illness, and family. PFML is needed when adding a new member of the family or when a family member or individual becomes acutely or chronically ill. The United States lacks universally available PFML, despite the benefits for child and family health and well-being. Universally available PFML is a key component of improving the health of children and families and is critically needed in the United States.
Authors
- Ann Kellams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9286-5604)
- Joan Younger Meek
- Andrew N. Hashikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1537-6476)
- Ravi Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0117-3339)
- Rebecca Parlakian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1029-6760)
- Dipesh Navsaria
- Laura Conklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8416-9724)
- Emily Hannon
- Joyce R. Javier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6224-6044)
- Sherri L. Alderman
- Chidiogo Anyigbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-1445)
- Bergen B. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7484-3874)
- Michael A. Posencheg
- Mikah Owen
- Rita Nathawad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5153-7746)
- Tara Williams
- Nicole Garro
- Anna Miller-Fitzwater
- Christopher S. Greeley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4180-684X)
- Sahira Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7936-1746)
- Alexis S. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7862-8661)
- Joshua E. Petrikin
- Mala Mathur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-3637)
- Julie Ware (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-4470)
- Kera Beskin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1386-6455)
- Lily Lou
- Kimberly Móntez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0247-3664)
- Craig A. Nankervis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6035-3279)
- Brian Hackett
- James P. Guevara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-4503)
- Andrea E. Green
- James S. Barry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9848-5269)
- Jennifer Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-7282)
- Sharon Mass
- Christopher B. Peltier
- Christiane E.L. Dammann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0854-1288)
- Maya Bunik
- Lauren Barone
- James E. Loyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5042-7390)
- Kimberly A. Parks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1907-2576)
- Lori Feldman‐Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-6068)
- Dina Lieser
- Hilda Loria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-3636)
- Wendy Timpson
- Mariana Glusman
- Jim Couto
- Gerri Mattson
- Clara Song
- Munish Gupta
- Larry Noble
- Shetal N. Shah
- Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau
- Maritza Gomez
- Temitope Awelewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8780)
- Percita Loren Ellis
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Portland State University (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068958
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.34