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Table 3 Savings due to lower prevalence of respiratory infection associated with changes in exclusive breastfeeding

From: The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain

 Children born in 2014 €€
EBF (%)EBFno EBFTotal casesTotal CostsSaving
1563,945362,358150,059418,561,610 
40170,521255,782137,270382,888,74635,672,865
50213,152213,152132,154368,619,60049,942,010
70298,412127,891121,923340,081,30878,480,302
100426,3030106,576297,273,871121,287,739
  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 respiratory infections (RIs) among EBF children and children fed with AF were 0.25 and 0.37, respectively. The unitary cost was €2789.32
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International Breastfeeding Journal

ISSN: 1746-4358