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Here’s what’s behind the problem, and what parents can do.

Many parents have been stressing over the nationwide baby formula shortage, wondering when their local grocer will have the brand they need.

The Food and Drug Administration says there should be relief soon for parents who are struggling to get baby formula, but lawmakers are still demanding answers about what led the shortage to this point.

Two children were hospitalized in Tennessee this month due to the nationwide baby formula shortage, according to a Memphis hospital. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many parents are hunting for infant formula because of a combination of short- and long-term problems that has hit most of the biggest U.S. brands. Millions of babies in the U.S. rely on formula, which is the only source of nutrition recommended for infants who aren’t exclusively breastfed. Here’s a look at […]

Susan Urbanski, CLS Program Manager at Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the baby formula shortage and limits. Parents are in need of baby formula but with the shortage, what are other options for parents? The Mother’s Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes has human milk that is […]

Struggling to find baby formula? Here’s what a pediatrician says you should do.

Amid a nationwide baby formula shortage that has parents scrambling to find alternative food sources for their little ones, breast milk banks across the country are seeing a surge in interest.

Gillibrand worries this problem could threaten national security if left unchecked.

The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed. It’s a pathway that won’t work for every formula-fed baby, especially those with special dietary […]