000033813 001__ 33813 000033813 005__ 20210803101538.0 000033813 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.33813 000033813 037__ $$a1481-2016-121366 000033813 041__ $$aeng 000033813 245__ $$aTHE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING: A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS 000033813 260__ $$c2001 000033813 269__ $$a2001 000033813 300__ $$a15 000033813 336__ $$aReport 000033813 490__ $$aFood Assistance and Nutrition Research Report Number 13 000033813 520__ $$aA minimum of $3.6 billion would be saved if breastfeeding were increased from current levels (64 percent in-hospital, 29 percent at 6 months) to those recommended by the U.S. Surgeon General (75 and 50 percent). This figure is likely an underestimation of the total savings because it represents cost savings from the treatment of only three childhood illnesses: otitis media, gastroenteritis, and necrotizing enterocolitis. This report reviews breastfeeding trends and previous studies that assessed the economic benefits of breastfeeding. 000033813 546__ $$aEnglish 000033813 650__ $$aFood Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety 000033813 6531_ $$aBreastfeeding 000033813 6531_ $$aeconomic benefits 000033813 6531_ $$aotitis media 000033813 6531_ $$agastroenteritis 000033813 6531_ $$anecrotizing enterocolitis 000033813 700__ $$aWeimer, Jon P. 000033813 8564_ $$959c1afc1-8b50-4a87-8eaa-8eaeee6b81f7$$s125330$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/33813/files/fa010013.pdf 000033813 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/33813 000033813 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:33813$$pGLOBAL_SET 000033813 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2007-03-07T16:18:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 fa010013.pdf: 125330 bytes, checksum: 006b03c79369f81c7781b2647cdd02aa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2001 000033813 980__ $$a1481 000033813 982__ $$gUnited States Department of Agriculture>Economic Research Service>Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Reports