Open AccessThe cost and affordability of growing and feeding a baby in Nova Scotia
Author(s) -
Lesley Frank,
Madeleine Waddington,
Meaghan Sim,
Misty Rossiter,
Shannan Grant,
Patricia Williams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-020-00306-5
Subject(s) - nova scotia , minimum wage , breastfeeding , environmental health , supplemental nutrition assistance program , food security , business , economics , medicine , food insecurity , agriculture , geography , pediatrics , labour economics , archaeology
This paper examines the affordability of a basic nutritious diet for low-income families in Nova Scotia over three developmental periods (pregnancy, perinatal, early infancy) using economic simulations that include food costing and secondary data.