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Is breast-feeding a substitute for contraception in family planning?

Using data from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey, I disentangle the complex interrelationship between breast-feeding, postpartum amenorrhea, and choice of contraceptive method. I find evidence that women substitute breast-feeding for contraception. Further, endogeneity bias, if not...

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Published in:Demography Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 497 - 513
Main Author: Rous, Jeffrey J.
Format: Article
Published: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. November 2001
Subjects:
Breastfeeding
Amenorrhea
Social history
Birth control
Cebu (Philippines : Province)
Philippines
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