This leads to an environmental benefit - no plastic or metal cans to dispose of. Second, every woman is born with all the equipment necessary to breastfeed her baby. This results in another environmental benefit. Third, and perhaps the most far reaching, is the benefit of lower health care costs. Breastfeeding makes babies healthier.
Healthy babies require fewer visits to the pediatrician.
This translates to less money out of the pockets of Mom and Dad, whether in the form of co-pays, prescription medications, or both. Healthy babies also have low rates of hospitalization. This was true even after adjusting for such factors as lower birth weight, maternal age, day care exposure, smoking and socio-economics. These lower health care costs can conceivably follow an infant way beyond weaning into adulthood. Just as car insurers can charge lower rates for drivers with a clean record, health insurers can be saved money by keeping insureds healthy.