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Kris Lok

@krislok_hku

Assistant Professor | School of Nursing LKS Faculty of Medicine | The University of Hong Kong | Maternal & Child Health Researcher |

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🤰🏻#HKUSPH finds extended paid maternity leave from 10 to 14 weeks in Hong Kong associated with a 22% decrease in postnatal depression and a 33% reduction in postpartum emotional well-being interference. Dr. Chao Quan Marie Tarrant Kris Lok Duke-NUS Medical School 🔗 rb.gy/4gelpn

🤰🏻#HKUSPH finds extended paid maternity leave from 10 to 14 weeks in Hong Kong associated with a 22% decrease in postnatal depression and a 33% reduction in postpartum emotional well-being interference. <a href="/JianchaoQuan/">Dr. Chao Quan</a> <a href="/marietarrant/">Marie Tarrant</a> <a href="/krislok_hku/">Kris Lok</a> <a href="/dukenus/">Duke-NUS Medical School</a> 🔗 rb.gy/4gelpn
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Researchers from HKU Public Health, HKU Nursing, Duke-NUS Medical School and University of British Columbia found that an increase in Hong Kong’s statutory paid maternity leave to 14 weeks from 10 weeks resulted in a 22% decrease in postnatal depression. For more: hkumed.hk/4y9

Researchers from <a href="/HKU_SPH/">HKU Public Health</a>, <a href="/hku_son/">HKU Nursing</a>, <a href="/dukenus/">Duke-NUS Medical School</a> and <a href="/UBC/">University of British Columbia</a> found that an increase in Hong Kong’s statutory paid maternity leave to 14 weeks from 10 weeks resulted in a 22% decrease in postnatal depression.

For more: hkumed.hk/4y9
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Peer‐to‐Peer Human Milk Sharing Through Social Media Groups: The Experiences of Women Donors and Recipients in Hong Kong - Li - Journal of Advanced Nursing - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ja… HKU Nursing HKU Medicine Jay Lee

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🤱HKU Medicine researchers have found that extending HK’s statutory paid maternity leave improves maternal mental health. The findings are crucial as birth rates worldwide are falling and labour force shortages persist. 📖Read and 🎧listen now at the #HKUBulletin:

🤱<a href="/hkumed/">HKU Medicine</a> researchers have found that extending HK’s statutory paid maternity leave improves maternal mental health. The findings are crucial as birth rates worldwide are falling and labour force shortages persist.

📖Read and 🎧listen now at the #HKUBulletin:
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Even a partial implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative was associated with a higher exclusive breastfeeding rate @womenandbirth HKU Nursing HKU Medicine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Even a partial implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative was associated with a higher exclusive breastfeeding rate  <a href="/womenandbirth/">@womenandbirth</a> <a href="/hku_son/">HKU Nursing</a> <a href="/hkumed/">HKU Medicine</a> 

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Impact of the Baby Friendly Community Initiative. The first to evaluate the full BFCI package emphasising its potential to enhance global #breastfeeding outcomes. HKU Nursing HKU Medicine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Impact of the Baby Friendly Community Initiative. The first to evaluate the full BFCI package  emphasising its potential to enhance global #breastfeeding outcomes.  <a href="/hku_son/">HKU Nursing</a> <a href="/hkumed/">HKU Medicine</a> 
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Our study, the largest conducted to date examining various classes of antihypertensive drugs and dementia risk. We found a lower risk of all-cause dementia with ARBs compared to ACE inhibitors. Hong Kong, UK, Sweden, and Australia data included. doi.org/10.1093/ageing…