Not enough breastfeeding costs the global economy almost $1 billion each day due to lost productivity and the costs of health care, researchers said on Friday.
A new website developed by researchers in Canada and Asia showed that the world could save $341 billion each year if mothers breastfed their children for longer, helping prevent early deaths and various diseases.
The online tool at aliveandthrive.org, known as the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, used data from a six-year study supported by the U.S.-based maternal and child nutrition initiative Alive & Thrive.