A Case of Promoting Breastfeeding in Projects to Limit Fertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10795118 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Berg (corresponding author), Susan Brems, Susan K Brems |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125 |
| Publication date | 1990-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1966678 |
| OpenAlex | W2274132458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
More women are protected from pregnancy in many countries through breastfeeding than through all family planning program contraceptive methods combined. Yet actions to promote breastfeeding have generally not been a significant part of World Bank population projects. This paper presents the case for promoting breastfeeding in Bank projects with fertility limitation objectives. It challenges assumptions that may have worked against including breastfeeding components in projects. It synthesizes recent research findings that cast light on this subject and outlines why promotive actions are necessary if the contraceptive effects of breastfeeding are to be maintained or enhanced. The paper advocates breastfeeding as a complement to other contraceptives and calls for family planning programs that are designed with local breastfeeding patterns in mind. It examines the compatibility of breastfeeding with women's other roles and argues that reducing barriers to breastfeeding will increase women's options for infant feeding
Breastfeeding · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Fertility · Limit (mathematics · Population · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Global Maternal and Child Health · Mathematics · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2012 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |