The Journal of Pediatrics has released a new research article entitled, “Disparities in Breastfeeding: Impact on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes and Costs.” The study found that suboptimal breastfeeding is associated with a greater burden of disease among non-Hispanic blacks (NHB) and Hispanic populations. Compared with a non-Hispanic white (NHW) population, a NHB population had 1.7 times the number of excess cases of acute otitis media attributable to suboptimal breastfeeding, 3.3 times the number of excess cases of necrotizing enterocolitis, and 2.2 times the number of excess child deaths. Compared with a NHW population, a Hispanic population had 1.4 times the number of excess cases of gastrointestinal infection and 1.5 times the number of excess child deaths.

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