Breastfeeding Trends Following the U.S. Infant Formula Shortage

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• Luis Seoane Estruel; Tatiana Andreyeva
PMID: 39729396DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-067139

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This article is about a study that looks at breastfeeding trends in the U.S. after a shortage of infant formula in 2022. It describes how more mothers started breastfeeding during this time, using data from birth certificates of over 20 million babies born between 2016 and 2022. The increase in breastfeeding helped reduce some existing differences among different groups of people who were affected by the formula shortage.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Breast Feeding; Infant, Newborn; United States; Infant Formula

Institutions: University of Connecticut

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