Judith Galtry
Biographic Data
| ID | 280525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith Galtry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith |
| FAMILY NAME | Galtry |
| SIGNATURE | GALTRY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The risks and benefits of sun exposure: Should skin colour or ethnicity be the main variable for communicating health promotion messages in New Zealand
While ethnic-based dissemination channels may be useful for communicating about the risks and benefits of sun exposure in New Zealand, discussion of risk factors should focus on skin colour
Assessing the Optimal Length of Parental Leave for Child and Parental Well-Being: How Can Research Inform Policy
Parental leave is a complex area of public policy. Concerns include health protection for working mothers, equal employment opportunities for women, access to adequate antenatal and birthing care, maternal recovery, optimal nutrition for infants, and gender equality within families. Given this complexity, the design of parental leave schemes, including the optimal length of leave, should ideally be based on research from a wide range of disciplin…
The impact on breastfeeding of labour market policy and practice in Ireland, Sweden, and the USA
Child health: An underplayed variable in parental leave policy debates
This paper examines parental leave policy from the perspective of infant and young child health. Factors assisting the successful integration of breastfeeding and maternal employment are outlined. Health effects of day care attendance are also explored as an integral component of this assessment. It is suggested that the potential health disadvantages associated with lack of, or inability to access, parental leave to care for infants may be compo…
Extending the 'Bright Line: Feminism, Breastfeeding, and the Workplace in the United States
In 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement strongly supporting the physiological benefits conferred by human milk. It recommended that infants be breastfed for 12 months and called for employers to support breastfeeding. The following year, federal legislation was formulated to facilitate breastfeeding among women in paid work. Although both these events represented significant developments in the U.S. context, th…
Suckling and Silence in the USA: The Costs and Benefits of Breastfeeding
Feminist literature has highlighted the way in which pregnancy and childbearing signal ''difference'' from the male labor market norm. The issue of breastfeeding adds complexity to this analysis. This paper argues that, in labor market terms, there are costs attached to breastfeeding for most women. However, health-focused research indicates that there are also significant benefits conferred by breastfeeding to mothers, infants, employers and wid…
Suckling and Silence in the USA: The Costs and Benefits of Breastfeeding
Feminist literature has highlighted the way in which pregnancy and childbearing signal ''difference'' from the male labor market norm. The issue of breastfeeding adds complexity to this analysis. This paper argues that, in labor market terms, there are costs attached to breastfeeding for most women. However, health-focused research indicates that there are also significant benefits conferred by breastfeeding to mothers, infants, employers and wid…
The impact on breastfeeding of labour market policy and practice in Ireland, Sweden, and the USA
Assessing the Optimal Length of Parental Leave for Child and Parental Well-Being: How Can Research Inform Policy
Parental leave is a complex area of public policy. Concerns include health protection for working mothers, equal employment opportunities for women, access to adequate antenatal and birthing care, maternal recovery, optimal nutrition for infants, and gender equality within families. Given this complexity, the design of parental leave schemes, including the optimal length of leave, should ideally be based on research from a wide range of disciplin…
Extending the 'Bright Line: Feminism, Breastfeeding, and the Workplace in the United States
In 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement strongly supporting the physiological benefits conferred by human milk. It recommended that infants be breastfed for 12 months and called for employers to support breastfeeding. The following year, federal legislation was formulated to facilitate breastfeeding among women in paid work. Although both these events represented significant developments in the U.S. context, th…
Child health: An underplayed variable in parental leave policy debates
This paper examines parental leave policy from the perspective of infant and young child health. Factors assisting the successful integration of breastfeeding and maternal employment are outlined. Health effects of day care attendance are also explored as an integral component of this assessment. It is suggested that the potential health disadvantages associated with lack of, or inability to access, parental leave to care for infants may be compo…
Suckling and Silence in the USA: The Costs and Benefits of Breastfeeding
Feminist literature has highlighted the way in which pregnancy and childbearing signal ''difference'' from the male labor market norm. The issue of breastfeeding adds complexity to this analysis. This paper argues that, in labor market terms, there are costs attached to breastfeeding for most women. However, health-focused research indicates that there are also significant benefits conferred by breastfeeding to mothers, infants, employers and wid…
Extending the 'Bright Line: Feminism, Breastfeeding, and the Workplace in the United States
In 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement strongly supporting the physiological benefits conferred by human milk. It recommended that infants be breastfed for 12 months and called for employers to support breastfeeding. The following year, federal legislation was formulated to facilitate breastfeeding among women in paid work. Although both these events represented significant developments in the U.S. context, th…
Child health: An underplayed variable in parental leave policy debates
This paper examines parental leave policy from the perspective of infant and young child health. Factors assisting the successful integration of breastfeeding and maternal employment are outlined. Health effects of day care attendance are also explored as an integral component of this assessment. It is suggested that the potential health disadvantages associated with lack of, or inability to access, parental leave to care for infants may be compo…
The impact on breastfeeding of labour market policy and practice in Ireland, Sweden, and the USA
Assessing the Optimal Length of Parental Leave for Child and Parental Well-Being: How Can Research Inform Policy
Parental leave is a complex area of public policy. Concerns include health protection for working mothers, equal employment opportunities for women, access to adequate antenatal and birthing care, maternal recovery, optimal nutrition for infants, and gender equality within families. Given this complexity, the design of parental leave schemes, including the optimal length of leave, should ideally be based on research from a wide range of disciplin…
The risks and benefits of sun exposure: Should skin colour or ethnicity be the main variable for communicating health promotion messages in New Zealand
While ethnic-based dissemination channels may be useful for communicating about the risks and benefits of sun exposure in New Zealand, discussion of risk factors should focus on skin colour
Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Breastfeeding (5 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (5 works) · Pediatrics (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Parental leave (3 works)