/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1933/all en /newsroom/channels/news/longer-maternity-leave-linked-better-infant-health-259966 <p><em><strong><a href="/newsroom/">McGill Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p><em>McGill, UCLA study of low- and middle-income countries shows paid maternity leave policies could help prevent infant deaths</em></p> <p>For each additional month of paid maternity leave offered in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), infant mortality is reduced by 13%, according to a new study by researchers from McGill University and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.</p> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:42:08 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25581 at /newsroom