Research Perspectives on Work and the Transition to Motherhood

PART I: OVERVIEW AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES.- Chapter 1.1: Introduction - Overview and Discussion of Research Challenges; Spitzmueller and Matthews.- Chapter 1.2: Theoretical Perspectives on the Transition to Motherhood; Sabat, Lindsey, King and Jones.- PART II: PREGNANCY AND WORK.- Chapter 2.1: Identity and the Transition to Motherhood; Greenberg, Clair and Ladge.- Chapter 2.2: Marissa Mayer: An Analysis of Media Reaction to a Pregnant CEO; Allen and French.- Chapter 2.3: Worries and Reflections about the Intersection Between Pregnancy and Work: Perspectives of Female Employees and Employers; Hebl.- PART III: MATERNITY LEAVE, MATERNITY BENEFITS, WORK AND ITS IMPACT ON NEW MOTHERS.- Chapter 3.1: Stay at Home or Go Back to Work? Antecedents and Consequences of Mothers' Return to Work After Childbirth; Grether and Wiese.- Chapter 3.2: Global Maternity Benefits and their Impact on Maternal and Child Well-Being; Zhang, Dirr, Spitzmueller and Epie.- Chapter 3.3: Return to Work Following Parental Leave; Fisher and Toppinen-Tanner.- PART IIII: RETURN TO WORK AND ADJUSTMENT TO CONFLICTING ROLE DEMANDS AND COMMITMENTS.- Chapter 4.1: Maternal Employment and Child Health; Freese, Smith and Grzywacz.- Chapter 4.2: Stereotypes of Employed Mothers and Linkages to Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment; Greer and Morgan.- Chapter 4.3: Breastfeeding and the Working Mom: The Impact of Organizational Policy on Women's Well-Being; Bruk-Lee.- PART V: METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS.- Chapter 5.1: Methodological Challenges for Research on Work and the Transition to Motherhood; Matthews, Fisher, King and Spitzmueller.- Chapter 5.2: What We Don't Know Yet But Need to Learn: A Research Agenda for Work and the Transition to Motherhood; Spitzmueller and Matthews.