Exploring the Effects of Paid Leave for Parents and Newborns in Colorado

The purpose of this research project is to explore the effects of Colorado's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) on parent mental health and infant birth outcomes. The FAMLI program went live January 1, 2024. There are multiple aims to this research project - this preregistration covers planned analysis looking at the relationship between weekly wage replacement data, maternal mental health outcomes, and infant birth outcomes within a sample of recipients of the FAMLI program .