Breastfeeding and Child Development

We show that children who are born at or just before the weekend less likely to be breastfed, owing poorer breastfeeding support services in hospitals weekends. use this variation estimate effect of on children's development first seven years life, for a sample births low-educated mothers. find large effects cognitive but no health noncognitive during period childhood we consider. Regarding mechanisms, study how affects parental investments and quality mother-child relationship. (JEL I12, I14, I18, J13, J16, J24)