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Weekend Breastfeeding Challenges
- Emily Fitzsimmons had difficulty accessing breastfeeding support after giving birth on a weekend.
- This personal experience sparked her research on breastfeeding's impact.
Correlation vs. Causation
- Most breastfeeding research shows associations, not causal links.
- It's difficult to isolate breastfeeding's impact from other factors like socioeconomic status and parental support.
Natural Experiment Design
- Emily Fitzsimmons designed a study leveraging the natural experiment of weekend births and reduced lactation support.
- This approach helps isolate the causal impact of breastfeeding support on children's outcomes.