Table 5

Effect of a 1-month increase in the legislated length of paid maternity leave on the prevalence of bloody diarrhoea per 10 000 children under age 5 years, by mother’s current work status

Mother’s current work status
Currently working
(n=471 437)
Currently not working
(n=413 080)
1-month increase in legislated length of paid maternity leave−82.01 (−125.42 to −38.60)−20.15 (−61.53 to 21.22)
  • CIs are in parentheses.

  • Models includes country and year fixed effects and additionally controlled for individual-, household-, and country-level characteristics.

  • Reported estimates are average marginal effects, which were multiplied by 10 000.