Metcalfe Amy, Vekved Monica, Tough Suzanne C
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
Matern Child Health J. 2014 Sep;18(7):1675-82. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1409-4.
Under Canada's Employment Insurance system, parents are entitled to receive up to 50 weeks of parental leave at 55 % of salary. Despite this national policy, women with higher education are more likely to delay childbearing. This analysis aimed to assess the association between workplace support, educational attainment and the timing of first births. Women who had recently given birth to their first live-born infant and lived in Alberta, Canada, were randomly selected to participate in a telephone survey. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between workplace support, educational attainment and timing of first pregnancy. Among 835 women with a planned pregnancy, 26 % agreed that support or lack of support for pregnant women at their workplace affected their decision about when to begin their family. After controlling for age and income, women who had completed a post-graduate degree were three times (OR 3.39, 95 % CI 1.69-6.81) more likely to indicate that support or lack of support for pregnant women in their workplace affected their childbearing decisions. In spite of national policies, and the potential risks associated with delayed childbearing, workplace support impacts timing of pregnancy, particularly for highly educated women.
在加拿大的就业保险制度下，父母有权领取长达50周的育儿假，金额为工资的55%。尽管有这项国家政策，但受过高等教育的女性更有可能推迟生育。本分析旨在评估工作场所支持、教育程度与首次生育时间之间的关联。随机选取了最近在加拿大艾伯塔省生育了第一个活产婴儿的女性参与电话调查。采用逻辑回归分析来评估工作场所支持、教育程度与首次怀孕时间之间的关系。在835名计划怀孕的女性中，26%的人认为工作场所对孕妇的支持或缺乏支持影响了她们组建家庭的决定。在控制了年龄和收入因素后，拥有研究生学位的女性表示工作场所对孕妇的支持或缺乏支持影响其生育决定的可能性是其他女性的三倍（比值比为3.39，95%置信区间为1.69 - 6.81）。尽管有国家政策，且存在与推迟生育相关的潜在风险，但工作场所支持会影响怀孕时间，尤其是对受过高等教育的女性而言。
