Cost of Suboptimal Breastfeeding Calculator

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Maternal Outcomes
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Pre-menopausal Ovarian Cancer
Breast Cancer
Hypertension
Diabetes
Myocardial Infarction
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Child Outcomes
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Crohns Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Ear Infections
Gastrointestinal Illness
Obesity
Lower Respritory Tract Infection
NEC (Necrotizing Enterocolitis)
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