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Breast Is Best? Breast Is Better? Breast Is About the Same?

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Breast Is Best? Breast Is Better? Breast Is About the Same?

A Cribsheet re-release for the formula shortage

Emily Oster
May 19, 2022
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Breast Is Best? Breast Is Better? Breast Is About the Same?

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One of the cruelest reactions to the baby formula shortage is to blame mothers for not breastfeeding. Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a heartbreaking story about the shame at least some parents are feeling about not nursing their infants. This should not be happening. The fact of the formula shortage at this point should prompt only a search f…

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