Maternal work and children's development: A review

Science. 2026 May 28;392(6801):929-931. doi: 10.1126/science.adt7494. Epub 2026 May 28.

Authors

Maria C Lo Bue¹, Elizaveta Perova², Sarah Reynolds³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.
³ School of Public Health and Berkeley Population Center, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.

PMID: 42207876
DOI: 10.1126/science.adt7494

Abstract

Causal inference studies suggest minimal impacts of mothers' work on development from early childhood to adolescence.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Child Development*
Female
Humans
Mothers*
Women, Working*