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The yearly financing need of providing paid maternity leave in the informal sector in Indonesia

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021
Background The economic cost of not breastfeeding in Indonesia is estimated at US$1.5–9.4 billion annually, the highest in South East Asia. Half of the 33.6 million working women of reproductive age (WRA) in Indonesia (15–49 years) are informal employees,
Adiatma Y. M. Siregar, Pipit Pitriyan, Donny Hardiawan, Paul Zambrano, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Graciela Ma Teruel Belismelis, Meztli Moncada, David Tamayo, Grace Carroll, Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Roger Mathisen   +10 more
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Maternity protection for women and the potential implications for breastfeeding on return to work at a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape

, 2022
Magister Scientiae (Nutrition Management) - MSc(NM)Optimal maternal health and support in the workplace can have a positive impact on the health outcomes of the mother and baby.
Jacobs, Crystal
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An overview of maternity protection in Botswana: A critique of the Employment Act through the International Labour Organisation’s Maternity Protection Convention lens

De Jure, 2022
This paper assesses the legal framework pertaining to maternity protection in Botswana’s private sector. Botswana is a member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), but the country has not ratified the ILO Maternity Convention.
Tshepo Mogapaesi
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Maternity and paternity protection in european union and lithuania.

, 2021
This master thesis analyse maternity and paternity protection, which is understandable as an attempt by the state to provide certain protection measures when individuals have children.
Markelevičiūtė, Evelina,
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How to design paid maternity and paternity leave policies

, 2022
This is the eighth in a series of primers developed to support policymakers and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to strengthen social protection.
International Labour Organization (ILO), UN.ESCAP   +1 more
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Larval pufferfish protected by maternal tetrodotoxin

Toxicon, 2014
Marine pufferfish contain tetrodotoxin (TTX), an extremely potent neurotoxin. All species of the genus Takifugu accumulate TTX in the liver and ovaries, although the tissue(s) in which it is localized can differ among species. TTX is the major defense strategy the pufferfish appears to use against predators.
Itoi, Shiro, Yoshikawa, Saori, Asahina, Kiyoshi, Suzuki, Miwa, Ishizuka, Kento, Takimoto, Narumi, Mitsuoka, Ryoko, Yokoyama, Naoto, Detake, Ayumi, Takayanagi, Chie, Eguchi, Miho, Tatsuno, Ryohei, Kawane, Mitsuo, Kokubo, Shota, Takanashi, Shihori, Miura, Ai, Suitoh, Katsuyoshi, Takatani, Tomohiro, Arakawa, Osamu, Sakakura, Yoshitaka, Sugita, Haruo   +20 more
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A SCOPING REVIEW OF MATERNITY PROTECTION IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

, 2023
Introduction: Poverty is one of the major drivers of pregnancy-related poor outcomes. Poverty and related maternal and infant deaths and poor maternal and child health outcomes may be largely preventable through adequate social protection interventions ...
Zembe-Mkabile, Wanga, Elina Kervinen, salla atkins, Ramokolo, Vundli, Cooper, Sara   +4 more
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Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers:The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits [PDF]

, 2013
Job protection and cash benefits are key elements of parental leave (PL) systems. We study how these two policy instruments affect return-to-work and medium-run labor market outcomes of mothers of newborn children.
Schlosser, Analia, Lalive, Rafael, Zweimüller, Josef; https://orcid.org/, Steinhauer, A., Steinhauer, Andreas, Lalive, R., Zweimüller, J., Zweimuller, Josef, Schlosser, A.   +8 more
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The financing need for expanding paid maternity leave to support breastfeeding in the informal sector in the Philippines

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
In low‐ and middle‐income countries, almost three‐fourths of women in the labour force lack maternity protection. In the Philippines, current laws do not guarantee paid maternity leave to workers in the informal economy. A non‐contributory maternity cash
Valerie Gilbert Ulep, Paul Zambrano, Janice Datu‐Sanguyo, Mireya Vilar‐Compte, Graciela Ma Teruel Belismelis, Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Grace J. Carroll, Roger Mathisen   +7 more
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Women workers’ rights and managers’ point of view: a qualitative approach to maternity leave and breastfeeding [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
: This study aimed to learn managers’ points of view on maternity leave and breastfeeding and find promotion, protection, and support strategies for breastfeeding in the work environment.
Marília Neves Santos, Alanna Santos de Oliveira, Bruna Souza Pereira Fagundes, Ester William Ferreira, Gabriela Buccini, Leandro Alves Pereira, Luciana Saraiva da Silva, Vivian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo, Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi   +8 more
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