Friday, August 05, 2005

Celebrating breastfeeding: Local group recognizes World Breastfeeding Week

Breastfeeding can save $3.6 billion in healthcare costs, according to USDA estimates. Organizations are celebrating that and other benefits of breastfeeding this week while they observe World Breastfeeding Week.

According to UNICEF and the World Health Organization, 1.3 billion infant lives can be saved annually through exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.

And breastfeeding meets all of a baby's nutritional needs, said statewide media representative Bev Benda-Moe.

"It's made of live cells that change constantly to meet babies' developmental needs every minute and hour," she said.



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