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The Child Care Crisis: Through The Social Ecological Lens, Jocelyne Saldana
The Child Care Crisis: Through The Social Ecological Lens, Jocelyne Saldana
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Abstract
Objective - Working mothers face mental strain when returning to work due to the challenges of the current child care system. It is unclear how the instability of the child care sector impacts the mental health of working mothers.
Methods - The systematic review of literature was conducted to identify existing evidence to determine the influence access to quality, dependable, and affordable child care has on maternal mental health outcomes in working mothers. Multiple databases were used including PubMed and Scopus.
Results - Subsidized programs help reduce the cost of child care, however, income eligibility criteria makes it difficult …