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Research cited on podcast links paid leave to improved maternal outcomes
Summary
On the Paid Leave Podcast, a policy analyst summarized studies showing state paid-leave programs can reduce low-birth-weight births and inpatient visits for postpartum hypertension, and said paid leave supports outpatient care and medication adherence.
Jessica Mason, senior policy analyst for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, summarized research connecting state paid-leave programs with measurable maternal-health improvements.
Mason said that research finds state paid-leave programs "led to fewer inpatient hospital visits and more outpatient treatment and medication adherence" for postpartum women with hypertension — a condition…
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