The impact of paid family leave in the United States on birth outcomes and mortality in the first year of life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of paid family leave in California on statewide rates of preterm birth, low birthweight, postneonatal mortality, and overall infant mortality.

Data sources

Live birth and death certificates from all in-hospital deliveries occurring in California (state exposed to the family leave policy) and two unexposed states (Missouri and Pennsylvania) from 1999 to 2008 (n = 6 164 203).

Study design

We used a difference-in-differences approach to compare rates of infant health outcomes before and after implementation of the 2004 policy in California with rates in two states without paid family leave policies. Prespecified stratified analyses examined whether policy response differed by maternal characteristics. Conditional regression models using c

SUBMITTER: Montoya-Williams D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7518811 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature