The Effect of Hospital Postpartum Care Regulations on Breastfeeding and Maternal Time Allocation

IF 5.5 1区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS American Economic Journal-Applied Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1257/app.20220201
Emily C. Lawler, Katherine G. Yewell
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We study the effects of state hospital regulations intended to increase breastfeeding by requiring certain standards of care during the immediate postpartum hospital stay. We find that these regulations significantly increased breastfeeding initiation by 3.8 percentage points (5.1 percent) and the probability of breastfeeding at 3 and 6 months postpartum by approximately 7 percent. We also provide evidence that these breastfeeding-promoting policies significantly increased maternal time spent on child care, crowding out time spent on formal work. Observed reductions in employment are concentrated among mothers with infants between zero and three months of age. (JEL H75, I11, I18, J13, J16, J22)
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医院产后护理规定对母乳喂养及产妇时间分配的影响
我们研究了国家医院法规的影响,这些法规旨在通过要求产后住院期间的某些护理标准来增加母乳喂养。我们发现,这些规定显著提高了母乳喂养起始率3.8个百分点(5.1%),产后3个月和6个月母乳喂养的可能性提高了约7%。我们还提供证据表明,这些促进母乳喂养的政策显著增加了母亲用于照顾孩子的时间,挤占了用于正式工作的时间。已观察到的就业减少集中在婴儿0至3个月大的母亲中。(j75, j11, j18, j13, j16, j22)
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期刊介绍: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics publishes papers covering a range of topics in applied economics, with a focus on empirical microeconomic issues. In particular, we welcome papers on labor economics, development microeconomics, health, education, demography, empirical corporate finance, empirical studies of trade, and empirical behavioral economics.
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