Nicholas Shabanowitz, Nicholas R Nelson, Jo Ellen Rodgers, Denise H Rhoney
Student Pharmacists Provide Similar Quality Clinical Reasoning Feedback as Resident Teaching Assistants
American journal of pharmaceutical education
increased numbers women employed childrens first year life increased attention paid parents policy makers importance early experiences children establishing links might exist early maternal employment child cognitive outcomes important ever negative associations maternal employment first year life childrens cognitive outcomes age 3 later ages reported using data national longitudinal survey youthchild supplement however known whether findings would replicated another study whether results due features child care eg quality type home environment eg provision learning andor parenting eg sensitivity study explored issues using data 900 european american children national institute child health human development study early child care provides information child cognitive scores 15 24 36 months well data home environment assessed home observation measurement environment scale parental sensitivity childcare quality type first 3 years life maternal employment ninth month found linked lower bracken school readiness scores 36 months effects pronounced mothers working 30 hr per week effects pronounced certain subgroups ie children whose mothers sensitive boys children married parents although quality child care home environment maternal sensitivity also mattered negative effects working 30 hr per week first 9 months still found even controlling childcare quality quality home environment maternal sensitivity implications policy also discussed