Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Returning to work after maternity leave: a systematic literature review
Originally published 2024-04-05 · Archives of Women's Mental Health
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s00737-024-01464-y ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Brings work, health, job experience and breastfeeding into one return-to-work view, showing why a single accommodation may not address the whole transition.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Independence
What belongs in a return conversation besides the start date?
Brings work, health, job experience and breastfeeding into one return-to-work view, showing why a single accommodation may not address the whole transition.
Study context
52 articles on women’s experiences of returning after maternity leave.
Age / stage: Adult mothers after maternity leave.
Read with three questions
- Which domains of health and work experience did the review connect?
- How were leave duration, workload and breastfeeding support described?
- Which understudied aspects prevent one universal return-to-work recommendation?
Keep the limits in view
The review combines diverse designs and contexts; reported relationships do not establish a causal benefit of any one return plan or specify an ideal duration for every parent.
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Isabella Giulia Franzoi; Maria Domenica Sauta; Alessandra De Luca; Antonella Granieri (2024). Returning to work after maternity leave: a systematic literature review Archives of Women's Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01464-y
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