Author:
Stoddard Christiana,Stock Wendy A.,Hogenson Elise
Abstract
Abstract
Through their influence on insurance and relative leave length, maternity leave laws can alter the incentives to choose cesarean delivery. We use a difference-in-difference approach to estimate the impact of state-level maternity leave laws on cesarean delivery. Empirical results suggest that maternity leave laws guaranteeing relatively short leaves are associated with reduced probability of cesarean delivery. Laws that guarantee continued insurance coverage during the leave are associated with an increase in the probability of cesarean delivery among insured women.
Subject
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),Economics and Econometrics
Cited by
3 articles.
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