@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17998,
            	author={Dehos, Fabian T. and Paul, Marie Elina and Schäfer, Wiebke and Süß, Karolin},
            	title={The Impact of Family Policies on Maternal Health},
            	year={2025},
	month={Jul},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={17998},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17998},
	abstract={This paper examines the impact of two major family policies on maternal health, using rich claims data from the German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database (GePaRD). We report a significant short-term impact of childcare on diagnosed respiratory diseases and heterogeneous effects on mental health. Childcare tends to reduce diagnoses of mental disorders and the use of psychotherapy among mothers with a history of mental disorders before childbirth, those with a strong attachment to the labor market and those who live in counties with low childcare provision. Conversely, low-educated mothers exhibit short-term increases in mental disorders and antidepressant use. Parental benefits alter the timing of respiratory diseases and slightly reduce mental disorders and their treatments in the first year after childbirth.},
	keywords={family policies;maternal health;claims data},
            }