The expectations of a woman's return to work after childbirth
The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between the decision to return to work during the first year after delivery and socio-demographic and professional factors, as well as the reasons why the decision is made. Data collection was carried out by a personal interview in the hospit...
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Published in | Gaceta sanitaria Vol. 8; no. 45; pp. 280 - 285 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Spanish |
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Spain
01.11.1994
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Summary: | The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between the decision to return to work during the first year after delivery and socio-demographic and professional factors, as well as the reasons why the decision is made. Data collection was carried out by a personal interview in the hospital, two days after childbirth. 597 primiparous or secundiparous women who had developed a professional activity during pregnancy were interviewed. Uni and multivariate statistical analysis techniques were used. Blue collar workers (ORadjusted = 0.13), administrative staff (ORadjusted = 0.16), women who give up work more than a month before the birth (ORadjusted = 0.33 and 0.28), women without a contract (ORadjusted = 0.19) and temporary workers (ORadjusted = 0.30) were less likely to make the decision of returning to work. According to these results, the continuity of the women in the labour market after maternity is determined to a great extent by the social and employment context where she works; a fact which must be taken into account when putting into practice maternal and child health promotion programmes. |
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ISSN: | 0213-9111 |