Paid maternity leave has become a standard benefit in many countries throughout the world.
Although maternal health has been central to the rationale for paid maternity leave, no …

Gender inequalities in health have been widely described, but few studies have examined
the upstream sources of these inequalities in health. The objectives of this review are 1) to …

We investigated associations of work–family conflict and work and family conditions with
objectively measured cardiometabolic risk and sleep. Multilevel analyses assessed cross …

The socio-demographic profile of lone parents has changed in the last decades. Being
mostly widowed men and women or young single mothers until the 1970s, lone parents are …

Aim This study aimed to explore single mothers' self‐assessed level of health status
compared to partnered mothers and the relevant factors associated with it. Background The …

Abstract Background In Europe and elsewhere there is rising concern about inequality in
health and increased prevalence of mental ill-health. Structural determinants such as …

Background International literature reveals that single mothers experience increased levels
of chronic stress, which is mainly due to economic hardship and reduced levels of social …

Father involvement and joint physical custody in post-separation families are increasingly
common. In Sweden, 35 percent of the children of separated parents live equally much with …

Background Conceptual and theoretical links between politics and public health are
longstanding. Internationally comparative systematic review evidence has shown links …

Background The number of single-parent families headed by mothers is rapidly growing
worldwide. A large part of the international literature reveals that single motherhood is …