Del Bono, Emilia and Pronzato, Chiara Daniela (2024) Does breastfeeding support at work help mothers, children, and employers at the same time? Journal of Demographic Economics, 90 (1). pp. 88-115. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2022.23
Del Bono, Emilia and Pronzato, Chiara Daniela (2024) Does breastfeeding support at work help mothers, children, and employers at the same time? Journal of Demographic Economics, 90 (1). pp. 88-115. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2022.23
Del Bono, Emilia and Pronzato, Chiara Daniela (2024) Does breastfeeding support at work help mothers, children, and employers at the same time? Journal of Demographic Economics, 90 (1). pp. 88-115. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2022.23
Abstract
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.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Source info: IZA Discussion Paper No. 6619 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Breastfeeding; child outcomes; female labor supply; work facilities |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2024 11:16 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 16:57 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/33622 |