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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
imageBabies 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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