The financing need for expanded maternity protection in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Almost half of all Indonesian children under 6 months of age were not exclusive breastfed in 2017. Optimizing maternity protection programs may result in increased breastfeeding rates. This study aims to: estimate the potential cost implications of optimizing the current paid maternity protection program, estimate budgets needed to increase coverage of lactation rooms in mid and large firms, and explore challenges in its implementation in Indonesia.

Methods

The potential cost implication of the current and increased maternity leave length (three and 6 months) as well as the potential budget impact to the government were estimated for 2020 to 2030. The cost of setting up lactation rooms in formal sector companies was estimated using the Alive & Thrive standards. In

SUBMITTER: Siregar AYM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593591 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature