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The Numerous Benefits to Community
Lower US Healthcare Cost. Breastfeeding could potentially decrease annual health care costs by $3.6 billion in the United States, according to an abstract published by Pediatrics in 2005. This could also contribute to a decrease in costs for public health programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
Productivity in the workplace. With all the health benefits for baby, parents are less likely to be out of work to care for them; therefore, there is decreased employee absenteeism in the workplace.
Decreased environmental burden. By supplying breastmilk to your baby, you will not burden the environment with a multitude of empty formula cans. This also decreases the energy demands for producing and transporting formula.
