Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
March 1, 2024
Summary:
This paper investigates whether the availability of breastfeeding facilities at the workplace helps to reconcile breastfeeding and work commitments, and whether it has beneficial effects for the health of the child. Using data from the UK Infant Feeding Survey, we find that the availability of breastfeeding facilities at work is associated with longer breastfeeding durations for all women and shorter maternity leave spells for higher educated women. We also find that children born to mothers whose employer offers breastfeeding facilities experience significantly fewer sickness in the first 6 months of life.
Published in
Journal of Demographic Economics
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 90 , p.88 -115
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2022.23
Subjects
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