Breast-feeding and child survival in Egypt

In: Journal of biosocial science: JBS, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 287-297

Abstract

SummaryIn a retrospective study, the impact of breast-feeding on the survival probabilities of children born to women in hospitals in Cairo, Egypt, is estimated. The analysis shows that early cessation of breastfeeding is associated with higher mortality and the effects are more severe the lower the education level of the mother.