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Does extending the duration of legislated paid maternity leave improve breastfeeding practices? Evidence from 38 low-income and middle-income countries

INTRODUCTION: Among all barriers to breastfeeding, the need to work has been cited as one of the top reasons for not breastfeeding overall and for early weaning among mothers who seek to breastfeed. We aimed to examine whether extending the duration of paid maternity leave available to new mothers a...

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Autores principales: Chai, Yan, Nandi, Arijit, Heymann, Jody
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6195155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001032