Does Employment Status Affect Breastfeeding?

Does environmental cigarette smoke affect breastfeeding behavior?

BACKGROUND Exposure of lactating women to environmental cigarette smoke may increase cotinine in breast milk, which in turn may reduce the volume of milk and the duration of breastfeeding. OBJECTIVES To assess the relationship between exposure to environmental cigarette smoke and breastfeeding behavior. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective cohort study was conducted on 290 mothers in Babo...

Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation by Employment Status among Korean Women.

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with initiation and continuation of breastfeeding among Korean women in relation to their employment status. METHODS Data were collected using a web-based self-administered questionnaire from 1,031 Korean mothers living in Seoul with babies younger than 24 months. Demographic characteristics, education on breastfeeding,...

Does Maternal Employment Affect Child Care Arrangements and Breastfeeding Differently to Boys and Girls? Evidence from Rural North India

This paper explores the extent of sex differences in child care and breastfeeding patterns in the context of women’s work using data from a crosssectional study of (12-36 months old children (N=202; 96 males and 106 females) of 112 working women who returned to work after the birth in Mewat region of Haryana State, North India. The study concludes that women’s work participation is a crucial fa...

Does Dam Parity Affect Progeny Health Status?

Does Child Gender Affect Marital Status

Pooling microdata from five Australian censuses, I explore the relationship between child gender and divorce. By contrast with the United States, I find no evidence that the gender of the first child has a significant impact on the decision to marry or divorce. However, among two-child families, parents with two children of the same sex are 1.7 percentage points less likely to be married than p...