Ambivalent character of leave policies development in Croatia: between pronatalist and gender equality agenda by Dobrotic, I

“…The state-led process of women’s emancipation thus brought a one-year, post-natal maternity leave aimed at employed women, paid at the level of previous salary – divided into maternity leave which could be used 28 (or 45) days before the birth and until the child turns six months of age, and additional maternity leave which may be used until the child turns one. …”

Is mandating elective single embryo transfer ethically justifiable in young women? by Wilkinson, D, Savulescu, J, Tremellen, K

“…While defending the option of DET for certain women, some recommendations are offered regarding IVF practice (e.g. preimplantation genetic screening and better support of IVF and maternity leave) to incentivise patients to choose eSET.…”

Imagined futures of the everyday: middle class households in south-east London by Miller, M

“…Objects are demonstrated to be both the means through which householders attempt to make household life what they want it to be – their potentiality shaping and enabling imagined futures – and the means through which these imagined futures are reconfigured or derailed. The period of maternity leave, that all three of my women participants were in the midst of, is shown to be one in which the work of bringing the household's imagined futures, and children's imagined futures to fruition falls disproportionately to mothers, often at the expense of their own wants. …”

Leaving Nursing: An Event History Analysis of Nurses’ Careers by Barron, D, West, E

“…This paper investigates the factors associated with qualified nurses in Britain moving to different employment statuses, including jobs outside nursing, unemployment, maternity leave and family care over time. Methods: British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) data collected between 1991 and 2001 were used to estimate the effects of covariates on transition rates between different employment statuses. …”

The social construction of domestic space in the Brezhnev era by Smolyak, O

“…Demographic research directed government on towards legislation on maternity leave, improved working conditions for women, as well as improved services, such as crèches, canteens, or laundries. …”

General practice careers: changing experience of men and women vocational trainees between 1974 and 1989. by Johnson, N, Hasler, J, Mant, D, Randall, T, Jones, L, Yudkin, P

“…While the duration of maternity leave dropped only slightly during the 15 years studied, the length of voluntary and involuntary unemployment experienced by women fell markedly. …”

Intervention planning and modification of the BUMP intervention: a digital intervention for the early detection of raised blood pressure in pregnancy by Band, R, Hinton, L, Tucker, K, Crawford, C, Franssen, M, McManus, R, al., E

“…<p><strong>Results</strong></p> The evidence synthesis suggested women face challenges integrating self-monitoring into their lives and that adherence is challenging at certain time points in pregnancy (for example, starting maternity leave). Intervention modification included strategies to address adherence but also focussed on modifying outcome expectancies, by providing messages explaining pre-eclampsia and outlining the potential benefits of self-monitoring. …”

Doctors’ views about their work, education and training three years after graduation in the UK: questionnaire survey by Lambert, T, Smith, F, Goldacre, M

“…Themes raised in year 3 that were seldom raised in year 1 included arrangements for flexible working and maternity leave, obtaining posts in desired locations and having to pay for courses, exams and conferences.…”

Policy, trade, economic, and technological aspects of improving nutrient intake and lifestyles in the European Union. by Rayner, M

“…Breast feeding. 3.13 The European Union should review its policy on breast feeding including assessing and, if necessary, improving its legislation on breast milk substitutes and maternity leave. Physical Activity. 3.14 The European Union should have a policy for promoting physical activity in Europe. …”

Fattened flattened tongue ties: performing maternality online and offline by Benigson, H

“…</p> <p>My research designates a space for a temporary loss of language for the (m)other, at the point of maternality, through a play on words from “mother tongue” to “(m)other tongue-tie”, drawing on my experience of mastitis from breastfeeding my tongue-tied baby during Maternity Leave. I orientate this research through three works in particular, grouped under <u>Screen</u>, which all navigate a maternal subject in varying states of “tongue-tie”. …”

Work-family policy in the United States and Germany: sub-federal and employer-provided policy by von Gleichen, R

“…The paper offers a theoretical contribution by suggesting that the explanatory power of normative versus economic theories of employer provision is gendered: While employer-provided maternity leave in context of generous public policy is better explained by normative arguments, economic explanations better fit provision patterns of employer paternity leave. …”