Why Do Mothers Breastfeed Girls Less Than Boys? Evidence and Implications for Child Health in India

Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. The implications for breastfeeding decisions are modelled and test has been done to predict model's predictions us- ing survey data from India.female, gender gap, water, food, mothers, environment, birth control, health, medical research, sons, daughters, post natal, fertility, breastfeeding, survey data, girls, India, child mortality,