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Table 2 Savings due to lower prevalence of gastroenteritis associated with changes in exclusive breastfeeding

From: The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain

 Children born in 2014 €€
EBF (%)EBFNo EBFTotal CasesTotal costsSavings
1563,945362,358121,283238,112,888 
40170,521255,782103,165202,542,42135,570,467
50213,152213,15295,918188,314,23549,798,653
70298,412127,89181,424159,857,86178,255,026
100426,303059,682117,173,302120,939,586
  1. Note: we obtained the number of children born in 2014 in Spain from the Spanish National Statistical Institute data. In this table EBF refers to exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life. The prevalences of gastroenteritis (GE) among EBF children and AF children were 0.14 and 0.31, respectively. The unitary cost was €1963.28
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International Breastfeeding Journal

ISSN: 1746-4358