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Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways

  • Written by Jessica A. Marino, Doctoral Student in Health Psychology, University of California, Merced
Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy waysBabies still need to eat even when formula is hard to come by.Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

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One third of families who relied on formula to feed their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic were forced by severe infant formula shortages to resort to suboptimal feeding...

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