Access To Paid Parental Leave And The Health Of Young Mothers
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$582,235.00
Summary
The Government’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme, which aims to improve workforce participation and maternal and infant health, is particularly significant for young mothers who were unlikely to have had access to paid leave previously. An intervention, implemented at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, will provide information to young mothers and help them apply for PPL and will be evaluated in terms of its impact on workforce participation and maternal and infant health.
Enhanced Methods Of Communicating Correct Use Of Child Car Restraints: A Controlled Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$720,599.00
Summary
Working with our associate investigators from the Australian and European child restraint industry, we will conduct a controlled trial of enhanced methods of communicating correct use of child car restraints with product information supplied at the point of sale.