The association between cesarean birth and breastfeeding initiation in Odisha, India: A mother fixed effects analysis.

ABSTRACT: Cesarean births are becoming more common in India, with health implications for both mothers and infants. Between 2005 and 2015, the proportion of cesarean births to total births in India roughly doubled, from 9% to 17%. We analyze Annual Health Survey data from the state of Odisha in eastern India. These population-level, longitudinal data on births between 2007 and 2011 allows us to estimate the association between cesarean birth and breastfeeding outcomes using mother fixed effects. Mother fixed effects allow comparisons of siblings born to the same mother who experienced different types of births (vaginal and cesarean). This empirical strategy controls for many potential observable and unobservable confounders in the relationship. Ordinary Least Squares linear probability models withou

SUBMITTER: Smita 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10861043 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature