INVESTMENT CASE: Breastfeeding in Europe and Central Asia
Reducing the burden of preventable infections, cancer and chronic disease: an opportunity for the private and public sectors
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The scientific consensus is clear: breastfeeding protects the health of both children and mothers, short- and long-term. Among other
benefits, breastfeeding reduces the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
If more babies were breastfed, estimates show that these health benefits alone could save the Europe and Central Asia region billions of dollars each year – as well as thousands of lives.
The health benefits aren’t the only ways in which breastfeeding can build healthier, more cost-effective societies. Breastfeeding benefits neurocognitive development in children, including in pre-term infants who can be most at risk of poorer developmental outcomes.
Yet the Europe and Central Asia region persists in having some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world.
See more in the document.
