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Women working in IA companies were compared to those in non-IA companies regarding incidence and duration of SA and pregnancy benefits. Differences between groups with respect to calendar year, age, civil status, education, industry, and number of employees in the company were adjusted for using inverse probability of treatment weighting. Absolute differences in probabilities over time, expected length of stay (ELOS) in each state and differences in ELOS between IA and non-IA were calculated. 95% confidence intervals (CI) were generated using bootstrapping (1,000 repetitions).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Adjusted analyses suggest that women working in IA companies were more likely to be in full SA in the first and last trimesters, but less likely between 14 and 28 weeks, than those in non-IA companies. The probability of being in work mirrored this, with women in IA companies tending to spend half a day more in work (ELOS difference 0.55, 95% CI -1.79, 3.02). Differences were not statistically significant. The use of graded SA was slightly higher (ELOS difference 0.46, 95% CI -0.87, 1.72) and the use of pregnancy benefits slightly lower (ELOS difference \u2212\u20090.43, 95% CI -1.32, 0.42) among those in IA companies compared to non-IA companies.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Women in IA companies tended to spend more time in work and graded SA, but less time on pregnancy benefits. Differences in full SA varied during pregnancy and were most positive mid-pregnancy. This indicates that IA measures could be more effective for conditions experienced at this point. 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