HKUMed Finds Extended Paid Maternity Leave in Hong Kong Associated With a 22% Decrease in Postnatal Depression
September 06, 2024
September 06, 2024
HONG KONG, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
A research team from the School of Public Health and the School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), Duke-NUS Medical School (Singapore), and the University of British Columbia (Canada) found that extending Hong Kong's statutory paid maternity leave from 10 to 14 weeks in 2020 led to a significant improvement in maternal mental health. The study revea . . .
A research team from the School of Public Health and the School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), Duke-NUS Medical School (Singapore), and the University of British Columbia (Canada) found that extending Hong Kong's statutory paid maternity leave from 10 to 14 weeks in 2020 led to a significant improvement in maternal mental health. The study revea . . .