"Lost Milk?": Counting the Economic Value of Breast Milk in Gross Domestic Product

Smith, Julie2015-12-070890-3344http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24741Background: The contribution of breastfeeding and mothers milk to the economy is invisible in economic statistics. Objective: This article demonstrates how the economic value of human milk production can be included in economic statistics such as gross doKeywords: Australia; breastfeeding; breastfeeding benefits; cost savings; cost-benefit analysis; government policy; milk banking; Norway; United States"Lost Milk?": Counting the Economic Value of Breast Milk in Gross Domestic Product201310.1177/08903344134948272016-02-24