Sentences with phrase «lack of breastfeeding costs»

Study: Lack of breastfeeding costs lives, billions of dollars April 5, 2010 If most new moms would breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life, it would save nearly 1,000 lives and billions of dollars each year, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

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Giving breast milk to a baby can save billions of dollars spent on infant formula and healthcare costs arising from lack of breastfeeding.

I feel that now, as the Lancet today publishes its series on breastfeeding stating that a lack of protection and support for breastfeeding is killing more than 800,000 babies each year, causing more than 20,000 deaths from breast cancer, and costing the global economy around $ 302bn per year in lost cognitive development and thus economic potential.

Lack of breast feeding is significantly associated with higher use and cost of health care.28 Improved short and long term health of breastfed children, improved wellbeing of mothers who have breast fed, and the cost of goods consumed are major factors leading to economic benefits from the promotion of breast feeding.6 29 30 31 Future research should compare the specific cost effectiveness of such strategies for improvement of breastfeeding practice.