美国儿科学会：母乳喂养的经济效益

美国医疗保健研究与质量机构（AHRQ）的报告中一份详细的儿科成本分析认为，假如百分之九十的美国妈妈愿意接受建议，纯母乳喂养至六个月的话，每年将节省130亿美元。这还不包括因父母工作缺勤的减少，和成年人因儿童时期的疾病（如哮喘、Ⅰ型糖尿病或肥胖症）致死的减少所节约的成本。因此，提升纯母乳喂养六个月的母亲数量的战略能在国家层面上带来巨大的经济利益。 A detailed pediatric cost analysis based on the AHRQ report concluded that if 90% of US mothers would comply with the recommendation to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, there would be a savings of $13 billion per year.The savings do not include those related to a reduction in parental absenteeism from work or adult deaths from diseases acquired in childhood, such as asthma, type 1 diabetes mellitus, or obesity-related conditions. Strategies that increase the number of mothers who breastfeed exclusively for about 6 months would be of great economic benefit on a national level. 来源：http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/3/e827.full 翻译：http://www.weibo.com/2514526082/zvv2Aev2H