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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 (%)

EBF

No EBF

Total Cases

Total costs

Savings

15

63,945

362,358

121,283

238,112,888

 

40

170,521

255,782

103,165

202,542,421

35,570,467

50

213,152

213,152

95,918

188,314,235

49,798,653

70

298,412

127,891

81,424

159,857,861

78,255,026

100

426,303

0

59,682

117,173,302

120,939,586

  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

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