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 …

investigated address particular complications and issues of RMNCH, e.g., preterm birth, non-exclusive breastfeeding, and sexually … example, the disease burden related to non-exclusive breastfeeding was given as 14.39 billion international dollars (ID) (2012 …

.e. breastfeeding and post-partum abstinence; and a reduction in the level of sterility. As far as trends in mortality are concerned …

Sharia law increased fertility, the duration of breastfeeding and primary school enrolment. Evidence further suggests that …

in breastfeeding. We find that FPP increased the daughter-son breastfeeding gap in favor of sons in rural areas. Mean …

While the health benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and children are well known, breastfeeding may make it … the old system. The current paper investigates whether this reform of parental leave impacted breastfeeding initiation and … 2012. Three breastfeeding measures are exploited 1) breastfeeding at birth or no breastfeeding initiation; 2) breastfeeding …

This study explores the relationship between armed conflict and breastfeeding practices of Iraqi mothers. Using a … Iraq, we find that increases in conflict-related casualties are associated with a decline in breastfeeding incidence, with … some mixed results on breastfeeding duration. We also explore a number of potential causal channels, including interactions …

countercyclical relationship between breastfeeding duration and rice prices, which may be a consequence of poorer health and induced …

breastfeeding preterm infants, and the differences between mother's own and donor breast milk. …