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Re: Kaiser $ savings study
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"Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Jun 1998 21:13:45 EDT
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The reference (final published version after many corrections because of
errors in the study design) is:
Hoey C and Ware JL.Economic Advantages of Breastfeeding in an HMO Setting: A
Pilot Study. Am J Managed Care 1997; 3: 861-865.  The final savings figure was
$200 per breastfed infant, but the study did not reach statisrtcal
significance because of the small sample sizes.  The also did not control for
race.  As much as I want to believe this info, it is just what it says, a
PILOT STUDY.  The editorial in the same journal issue was none too kind
either!!
Nancy Wight MD

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