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Maternal nutrition is one ot the determinants of an infant's birth weight. A pregnant woman is likely to give birth to an underweight child if her diet is not nutritionally adequate. Employing data from a rural area of Bangladesh, the paper examines the nutrient adequacy of the diets of pregnant and lactating mothers and evaluates the extent to which these nutritive needs are fulfilled relative to the needs of other members of the family. (DÜI-Sen)

Mechanisms or means by which female labour force status affects fertility behaviour. Review of the existing literature or state of knowledge on the effect of mother's work on fertility. Comparison of women's work and its effect on fertility in Bangladesh and Thailand. Evaluation of the effects of income-generating programmes for women on fertility behaviour: Bangladesh experience. (DÜI-Sen)

By employing data from a rural area of Bangladesh, the effects of mother's work on such aspects of child welfare as child care, dietary intake and dietary adequacy status of pre-school children are analyzed. The data show that the mother is an important source of child care and the mother's child care time has a positive effect on the dietary intake and dietary adequacy of pre-school children. Maternal child care time, however, is significantly reduced by a mother's participation in productive activities. (DÜI-Sen)