The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain

Abstract Background Interventions aimed at promoting breastfeeding rates are among the most effective possible health policies available, with an estimated return of US$35 per dollar invested. Indeed, some authors found that a 10% increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates in the first two years of l...

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Main Authors: Juan Antonio Quesada, Ildefonso Méndez, Rocío Martín-Gil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-020-00277-w