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Pediatr Mex 2010; 12 (1)

The impact of the use of mother milk substitutes for healthy babies on family finances. The use of special formulations

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Language: Spanish
References: 30
Page: 23-28
PDF size: 195.58 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Since ancient times, most women breast-feed their babies. This is a normal practice. In addition, this biological function offers great benefits for mothers and babies, as well as economic advantages. In spite of the aforementioned facts, there is a trend to abandon this practice in favor of substitutes, and in some specific situations, before the need of using special formulations. The performed comparisons have demonstrated that it is more expensive to use special formulations than mother’s milk.
Objective: To identify the proportion of formula use, quantifying the required volume and, according to the obtained cost, calculating the monthly budget needed for artificial lactation.
Material y methods: Several surveys were carried out to mothers attending pediatric consults, including only those mothers breast-feeding babies under one year old. The mothers were questioned about kind of lactation, and use of formulations for milk susbstitutes. On the other hand, the cost of each formula was calculated. The required volume, according to the each formula (initial, follow-on, and special formulas), was also calculated and budgeted monthly, including only the cost of milk.
Results: During the third and the fourth months, the consumption is of 12 cans, with a cost of $1,150 to $1,740, depending on the brand. During the fifth and sixth months, the cost ranges from $863 to $1,740. Finally, in babies being elder than 6 months, the cost of milk consumption goes from $692 a $1,056. The previous calculations do not include the cost of either feeding bottles or other kind of expenses.


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