Why Do Mothers Breastfeed Girls Less Than Boys? Evidence and Implications for Child Health in India

Seema Jayachandran and Ilyana Kuziemko ()

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Abstract: Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. The implications for breastfeeding decisions are modelled and test has been done to predict model's predictions us- ing survey data from India.

Keywords: female; gender gap; water; food; mothers; environment; birth control; health; medical research; sons; daughters; post natal; fertility; breastfeeding; survey data; girls; India; child mortality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06
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Journal Article: Why Do Mothers Breastfeed Girls Less than Boys? Evidence and Implications for Child Health in India (2011)
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