• Breastfed infants need to be hospitalized 1/3 to 1/8 as often as bottle-fed infants. This translates into major savings in medical expenses.
• Breastfed infants get sick much less often than bottle-fed infants. As a result, their parents need to take much less time off work. This gives rise to substantial savings for businesses.
• Since breastfed infants tend to be a lot healthier, their parents are a lot less worried. Thus, they are better motivated and better able to concentrate on their job.

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