Here are two study's results: 1. Pediatrics;103,1999: 870-876. The main author is Wright, A. EXCESS COSTS per 1000 FF infants Office Visits: 2033 Hospitalization days: 212 Prescriptions #: 609 This equaled a savings of $331-$475 per FF infant in the first year of life. Excess Costs per 1000 FF infants compared to those BF at least 3 months. 2. Ware& Hoey, ABM News and Views 1996;2;12. This is the Kaiser study from N. Carolina. Excess Costs per each FF infant Clinic Visits: 1 Hospital admissions: .11 Hospital Days: .8 Hospital Costs: $898 Prescription Costs: Equal Extrapolating these medical cost estimates to the number of infant deliveries during this time period (n=2140), increasing the number of BF infants from 26% (current value) to 46% would result in a an estimated cost savings of $491,000 for the HMO. Chris Betzold MSN NP CLE *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html