Celebration of the For Our Babies campaign launch in San Francisco on February 29, 2012. Families, advocates, and supporters gather at first public event of the movement.
Making decisions on maternity leave and associated mother/child outcomes, Dr. Guendelman (2009)
Research paper exploring decisions on maternity leave and associated mother/child outcomes.
Work–Family Balance After Childbirth: The Association Between Employer-Offered Leave Characteristics and Maternity Leave Duration, Dr. Guendelman (2013)
Research paper on the association between employer-offered leave characteristics and maternity leave duration.
Want Success in School? Start with Babies! – Dr. Lally’s Kappa Delta Pi (2012)
An article by J. Ronald Lally about the importance of early development on later success in school.
Model Work Standards
When the Model Work Standards were first crafted more than two decades ago, they were built on the premise of Good Child Care Jobs = Good Care for Children.These revised standards reflect a 21st-century context in which “quality improvement” efforts have consistently missed the mark when it comes to addressing the needs of the adults […]
How Universal Home Visiting Models Can Support Newborns and Their Families
This issue brief from American Progress explores the positive impacts that universally available family support programs such as Family Connects have on communities by serving all families and connecting those most in need to additional community resources.