This paper uses propensity score matching methods to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and children …'s cognitive and noncognitive development. We find that breastfeeding for four weeks is positively and statistically significantly … associated with higher cognitive test scores, by around one tenth of a standard deviation. The association between breastfeeding …

This paper uses propensity score matching methods to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and children …'s cognitive and noncognitive development. We find that breastfeeding for four weeks is positively and statistically significantly … associated with higher cognitive test scores, by around one tenth of a standard deviation. The association between breastfeeding …

This paper uses propensity score matching methods to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and children …'s cognitive and noncognitive development. We find that breastfeeding for four weeks is positively and statistically significantly … associated with higher cognitive test scores, by around one tenth of a standard deviation. The association between breastfeeding …

assessed. The main result was that the children’s age and breastfeeding were significant predictors of DoG in children, even …-regulation of energy intake, neuroscientific evidence, and breastfeeding. Further studies should use equivalent measures of DoG in … children and parents to further explore this link between breastfeeding and DoG in a genetically sensitive design. …

This paper asks whether the availability of breastfeeding facilities at the workplace helps to reconcile breastfeeding … and breastfeeding and analyse its association with the availability of breastfeeding facilities. Our findings indicate … that the availability of breastfeeding facilities is associated with a higher probability of breastfeeding and a higher …

This paper asks whether the availability of breastfeeding facilities at the workplace helps to reconcile breastfeeding … and breastfeeding and analyse its association with the availability of breastfeeding facilities. Our findings indicate … that the availability of breastfeeding facilities is associated with a higher probability of breastfeeding and a higher …

This paper uses Propensity Score Matching to investigate the causal effect of breastfeeding on children's cognitive … development. There is a strong association between breastfeeding and cognitive outcomes; however, it is notoriously difficult to … better anyway. Using PSM, we find that breastfeeding for four weeks has a positive and significant effect on test scores, in …

Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding practices have been argued to be one of the … of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana. Methods: Cross sectional data using secondary data based … were used in estimating the effect of breastfeeding and other socio demographic indicators on the health of the child. Data …