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Article: Are breastfeeding patterns in Pakistan changing?(Report)
- Article from:
- Pakistan Development Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 1991
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 Reproduced with permission of the Publications Division, Pakistan Institute of Development Economies, Islamabad, Pakistan. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Prolonged breastfeeding, apart from being beneficial to the child's health, helps in keeping the birth rate low. One of the effects of malnutrition in developing countries is the reduction in the period of lactation. In Pakistan, where the birth rate is already very high and the use of contraceptives limited, any reduction in the breastfeeding period may result in an increase of the birth rate. This study was undertaken to find out the recent changes in the breastfeeding pattern and their potential impact on the fertility levels in Pakistan. The data for this study is based on two National Fertility Surveys--the 1975 Pakistan Fertility Survey (PFS) and the 1979 Population, ...
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