Comment "Email" to get news like this in your inbox every morning.⁠ ⁠ Researchers from the University of Hong Kong, Duke-NUS Medical School and the University of British Columbia found that Hong Kong’s four-week extension of its statutory paid maternity leave in 2020 significantly improved mental health among mothers. ⁠ ⁠ The study underscores the importance of paid maternity leave, particularly relevant for the U.S., which lacks national paid family leave amid ongoing labor shortages and mental health issues.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #study #mentalhealth #paidmaternityleave #postpartumdepression