We model the implications for breastfeeding decisions and test the model's predictions using survey data from India. First, we find that breastfeeding increases with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the contraceptive properties ...
WHY DO MOTHERS BREASTFEED GIRLS LESS THANCase, AnneGupta, Monica DasDeaton, AngusDuflo, EstherDupas, PascalineFinan, FredGoldin, ClaudiaHammer, JeffreyKatz, LarryKrueger, Alan
We model the implications for breastfeeding decisions and test the model's predictions using survey data from India. First, we find that breastfeeding increases with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the contraceptive properti...
What to do if a breastfed baby won’t take bottle? As a new mother there are so many different things to be worrying about, but feeding you baby need not be one of them. Some mothers choose to bottle feed their babies from the very first feed while others opt for breast feeding to...
"The World Health Organisation recommends all mothers should exclusively breastfeed their infants until they reach six months of age, and continue with complementary breastfeeding until they are at-least two years of age. "But medicallyobese womenare less likely to breastfeed- and they will be he...
Why some women do not breast feed: bottle feeding and fathers' role - ScienceDirect Objective: to explore women's experiences and perceptions of baby feeding and to explore the explanations offered by women who choose to either breast or bottle feed. Design: a qualitative study, which was pros...
Returning to work is the most important factor in influencing whether mothers continued to breastfeed. Women report different reasons for cessation depending on the age of their child when they stopped breastfeeding. This information should inform health-promotion initiatives and interventions. 展开 ...
Working mom guilt is a specific type of mommy guilt experienced by mothers who work a paying job outside of their motherhood duties. Because these mothers either cannot or choose not to stay home and raise their children full-time, they worry that they are less of a mother. ...
We need to support breastfeeding because it s the optimal way to feed infants. We can do this by creating and maintaining ways to encourage mothers to breastfeed but we also need to encourage them to continue breastfeeding until their child is two years of age or beyond. ...
Why does baby keep pulling away while breastfeeding? Some babies do not sit still during breastfeeding. They either cry, fuss or simply pull away from their mother. It is actually common enough to see such type of behavior, particularly during the first 2-3 months of birth. Mothers usually...