THE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE BASIS FOR A NATIONAL INFANT CARE LEAVE POLICY

THE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE BASIS FOR A NATIONAL INFANT CARE LEAVE POLICY

In a review of work in psychology, psychiatry, neonatology, and sociology, the birth or adoption of an infant emerges as a sensitive period in which parents need time for role adaptation. Evidence points to the need for job-protected leave without financial loss so that parents can meet the material...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1988-07, Vol.58 (3), p.324-338
Hauptverfasser: Hopper, Pauline, Zigler, Edward
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Absenteeism
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Birth
Child Care - trends
Employee Assistance Programs
Employee Leave Benefits
Family
Female
Health Policy
Health Policy - trends
Home Care
Human
Humans
Infant
Infant Development
Medical Sciences
Mental health
Mother-Child Relations
Policy Making
Psychological Needs
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Sociology
United States
Women - psychology
Women, Working - psychology
Working Mothers
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Zusammenfassung:In a review of work in psychology, psychiatry, neonatology, and sociology, the birth or adoption of an infant emerges as a sensitive period in which parents need time for role adaptation. Evidence points to the need for job-protected leave without financial loss so that parents can meet the material and emotional needs of their family in general, and the developmental needs of their new infant in particular, during the early postpartum period.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01595.x