Maternal Leave Practices and Health Outcomes After Prolonged Postnatal Infant Hospitalization
Significant disparities exist in utilization of paid leave among mothers of infants with prolonged postnatal hospitalizations. Given the association between leave-taking and breastmilk provision, policies to support maternal leave-taking may promote breastfeeding in this population.
Authors
- Kevin Gorsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8480-6516)
- Ashwini Lakshmanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8259-1905)
- Brianna Keefe‐Oates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-1289)
- Louisa H. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9029-4644)
- Elizabeth E. Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-9693)
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114621
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infant Health and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02