Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/62571 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6619
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper asks whether the availability of breastfeeding facilities at the workplace helps to reconcile breastfeeding and work commitments. Using data from the 2005 UK Infant Feeding Survey, we model the joint probability to return to work 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 probability to return to work by 4 and 6 months after the birth of the child. The latter effects are only found for women with higher levels of education.
Subjects: 
breastfeeding
cognitive development
child outcomes
JEL: 
J13
C26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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