Working Moms Report Better Health Than Those Who Stay Home

The study took a number of factors into account that could influence health, such as pre-pregnancy employment, race/ethnicity, marital status, prior health conditions and the women's age when they had their first child.

The findings were scheduled to be presented Sunday at the American Sociological Association annual meeting in Denver. The data and conclusions of research presented at medical meetings should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

SOURCE: University of Akron, news release, Aug. 19, 2012

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Published: August 2012