The Bodacious Optimist Podcast

Health Economist Tricia Johnson on the ROI of Breast Milk

Health economist Tricia Johnson discusses the economic drivers of healthcare spending—particularly the cost-effectiveness of feeding mother's own milk (MOM) to premature infants—and the long-term health benefits of breast milk in NICUs. Johnson also highlights the “ReDiMOM” trial, which tests interventions to support mothers in providing their own milk and explores the implications of these findings for policy-making and healthcare practices.

Mentioned in the episode

RUSH University Department of Health Systems Management Research
Human Milk Institute
National Institutes of Health
RUSH Mothers' Milk Club
"ReDiMOM" Cohort Study
"LOVEMOM" Cohort