Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Advocating for Paid Maternity Leave and Workplace Lactation Policy Reform and Implementation: Lessons Learned From Indonesia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Vietnam
Originally published 2024-12-11 · Maternal & Child Nutrition
Wiley · DOI 10.1111/mcn.13784 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Examines how evidence, coalitions, governance and funding shape maternity and lactation-policy advocacy, making sustainable care an institutional commitment.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
Who can help turn a good maternity-support idea into a durable policy?
Examines how evidence, coalitions, governance and funding shape maternity and lactation-policy advocacy, making sustainable care an institutional commitment.
Study context
Programme documents and 20 key-informant interviews on advocacy in Indonesia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Vietnam.
Age / stage: Stakeholders shaping protections for pregnant and breastfeeding workers.
Read with three questions
- How did stakeholder partnerships and evidence generation differ across countries?
- Why were attainable policy asks and funding important?
- Which lessons are based on advocacy accounts rather than measured family outcomes?
Keep the limits in view
Comparative qualitative advocacy lessons do not isolate causal determinants of policy success or establish that reforms were fully implemented; country contexts differ.
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Michelle E. Anderson; Justine McGowan; Jessica Escobar‐DeMarco; Sujata Bose; Edward A. Frongillo; Laura Ferguson (2024). Advocating for Paid Maternity Leave and Workplace Lactation Policy Reform and Implementation: Lessons Learned From Indonesia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Vietnam Maternal & Child Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13784
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