While the Yale study on the cost of breastfeeding seems skewed at best,
another study has been published that looks at the cost of not
breastfeeding. Entitled, "The volume and monetary value of human milk
produced by the world's breastfeeding mothers: Results from a tool."

From the study:

"Global production was around 35.6 billion liters a year. This represents
just under half the potential production if women and children 0–35.9
months were universally enabled to breastfeed optimally. Valuing the lost
milk at around US$ 100 a liter represents a monetary loss of production of
US$ 2.2 trillion annually. The Mothers' Milk Tool shows what is at risk
economically if women's important capacity for breastfeeding is not
protected, promoted, and supported by effective national policies,
programs, and investments."

The study can be found at:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1152659/full#B2

Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC

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