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Maternity Leave in Taiwan.

Joyce Yen Feng¹, Wen-Jui Han

¹Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University.

Family Relations

|May 24, 2011

Summary

Taiwan

Area of Science:

Sociology
Public Health
Economics

Background:

Maternity leave policies impact maternal employment and infant care practices.
Taiwan's first nationally representative birth cohort study provides unique insights.
Understanding the link between leave duration, work resumption, and child-rearing is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the influence of Taiwan's maternity leave policy on mothers' return-to-work timing.
To assess the relationship between return-to-work timing, time spent with children, and infant feeding methods.
To inform policy recommendations for parental leave in Taiwan.

Main Methods:

Analysis of Taiwan's first nationally representative birth cohort study data.
Examination of maternity leave duration and return-to-work patterns.

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Correlation analysis between work resumption, maternal-child interaction time, and infant feeding (breast milk vs. formula).

Main Results:

Return-to-work timing directly correlated with guaranteed maternity leave duration.
Mothers with labor pension plans returned to work significantly earlier than those without.
Shorter leave resulted in less time with children and increased formula use by 6 months postpartum.

Conclusions:

Taiwan's current maternity leave policy influences maternal employment and infant care.
Policy adjustments are needed to support longer maternal leave and enhance child well-being.
Recommendations focus on optimizing parental leave to balance work and family needs.